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The American colonists chose to break to break apart form England because of the unfair taxes such as the Coercive Acts- stamp, tea, etc.- and the trade restrictions that England placed on them through mercantilism.

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Which document written during the American revolution explained the colonists decision to break away from England?

the Declaration of Independence


Why did the colonists break their social contract?

Technically the colonistss did'nt break their social contract. The King of England decided to impose unfair and unjust taxes and demands on the colonists which broke his end of the social contract with the colonists. therefore, the colonists decided to break off from England, eventually resulting in the Revolutionary War.


Did all colonists want to break from England?

No actually in he begenning a majority did not want to break away from England they were called loyalist or tories


How did the great awakening in the 1730s prepare colonists for the American revelution?

It made them believe that religious freedom was a reason to break away from England; that sort of boosted the revolution


How did the king of England break the contract with the colonists?

The king imposed unjust taxes and restricted trade which made the colonists very mad.


How did the great awakening help prepare colonists break away from England?

The movement split churches. It also stirred up ideas of individual worth, equality, and the right to challenge authority. These ideas prepared the colonists to break away from England.


What is the authors purpose in both Patrick Henry's speech and Thomas paines common sense?

To convince the colonists to break away from British rule


How did the great awakening help prepare colonists to break away from England?

The movement split churches. It also stirred up ideas of individual worth, equality, and the right to challenge authority. These ideas prepared the colonists to break away from England.


Why does Patrick Henry think the colonists were strong?

Diverse Geography


What was England doing to colonists to give them good reason to break away?

England wasn't needed to explain. It had,immense arms and weird diplomacy which were properly used.


What caused the colonists to break with England?

Because the British were oppressing the colonists. They taxed them on just about all the essentials for life. They broke off because they didn't have a say in any of this, and that started the American revolutionary war.


What were the American colonists called who wanted there independence from England?

patriot