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i think it was napoleon . . .

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First, Napoleon was French, from the country that had been Britain's mortal enemy for centuries. Second, King George III was the King of England during the American Revolution.

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King George III. He also wrote in his diary on July 4th 1776 that "nothing of great significance happened today"

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Who led the American colonists to rebel against British rule?

The British government taxed the American colonists to an extreme and treated them unfairly. The colonists even drew up a document stating their grievances against the King and when it was ignored they rebelled. But it was mainly taxes.


What were American colonists called if they rebelled against the King of England?

They would be called rebels


What did colonists do to upset the British?

The colonists were British and when they declared independence they were seen as traitors by the king.


The colonists rebelled against the stamp act because?

The Stamp Act of 1765 was imposed by the British Parliament on the colonies of North America to pay for the seven years war. The British Govermment thought that the Colonies would benefit from the Military presence and therefore should pay for a portion of the expence. There were no colonists elected to the British Parliament and so for Parliament to tax the colonists was seen as a violation of the British Constitution. The British Constitution guaranteed that British subjects should not be taxed without their consent. So this tax was a violation of the Constitutiuon. The colonists rebelled and declared - 'no taxation without representation'. The colonists rebelled with force and the Act could not be imposed and was repealed 17th March 1766


How might have England been able to successfully enforce its rule on the colonies without causing rebellion?

With a really good King or Queen and a bunch of loyal followers.


What problems arose from changes in british policy toward the colonies in the 1760s?

The British changed their economic and political policies towards the colonists from 1763 to 1775 because of the rebellion shown by the colonists. The British tried to impose their financial burden due to British wars on the colonists via various ways including taxes but the colonists rebelled.


Why did the colonists protest?

Some reasons of why the colonists rebelled against the British were: 1. The Boston Massacre 2. Taxation without Representation 3. Intolerable Acts 4. Proclamation of 1763 5. The Stamp Act 6. The Quartering Acts 7. The Sugar act


Why did the colonists blame King George the third for their grievances?

The colonists were angry at the King because he taxed the colonists without letting them have representation in government. The colonists saw these taxes unfair and rebelled against the King.


What made the british decision to tax the colonist?

The Brits thought they had control over the colonists and were free to tax them. The colonists rebelled and refused to pay the taxes, which led to the Revolutionary War.AnswerThe British Parliament felt justified in charging the colonists for the costs involved in ruling them. In addition, the British saw the colonies as a source of income for the commonwealth.


What month did the british king declare the colonists to be rebels?

June


Did the British compare colonists to stray cats?

I have never read they did. You have to remember that ALL were British subjects and the revolution was treason against the king. The colonies were British and so were the colonists.


What were the Colonists and the British fighting for in the Revolutionary war?

The colonists wanted freedom from a king who allowed them no representaion yet overtaxed them. The British wanted to keep "their" colony.