Colonists were smuggling and they wanted to teach them a lesson.
The British raised taxes in the American colonies to pay for the fighting of the French and Indian war. They also expected colonists to pay for their own defense from the continued threat of Indians. Colonists were outraged by the taxes, and some began to organize protests
The British raised taxes in the American colonies to pay for the fighting of the French and Indian war. They also expected colonists to pay for their own defense from the continued threat of Indians. Colonists were outraged by the taxes, and some began to organize protests
They believed thy didn't have to pay British taxes because they were the colonists after all
the decleration states that because the British government had repeatedly taken away the american rights, the american colonists had the right to form a new government.
no because they are not allowed to do that
The colonists were British therefore they needed to support the British crown.
If you're referring to the English colonist located in America, it was the Revolutionary War.
soured as the Americans came to believe that the British treated them like second-class citizens
During the American Revolution, the British were often referred to as the "Redcoats" due to the distinctive red uniforms worn by British soldiers. They were also referred to simply as the "British" or "Lobsterbacks" in a derogatory manner by the American colonists.
In the time of the British American colonies, slavery was an institution on a world wide basis. Colonists in the 13 British colonies shared the views of most of the European world at that time. The view was that Black Africans were inferior beings and that White people were superior to them. In their terms there was nothing wrong with slavery.
it is unfair because the colonists couldn't speak up for themselves because they were scared that if they did the British solders would try to harm them
Every item in the Bill of Rights describes a severe problem for the American Colonists between 1763 and 1776. It was necessary to give congress a list of restrictions. Americans believe in restricting the power of their government.