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What are the factors by the colonists in the new world decided to break away from the british empire?
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Why did some colonists smuggle goods in the 1760s?
Most colonists smuggled goods because they felt they were being unfairly taxed by the British Empire and this was a way to get around it.
Why would the colonists supported Independence from England?
The British - American colonists saw that independence from the British Empire would be a benefit both economically and politically. The Revolutionaries sought a more perfect form of self government not available in the Monarchy -Parliamentary system of the UK.
Was the Americans united in their opposition to British rule?
The Americans were not united in their opposition to British rule. Some estimated that only about two-thirds of the colonists favored independence and one-third wanted to remain part of the British Empire. These colonists were referred to as Tories or Loyalists and were treated as traitors to the American cause. Many Tories fought as militia or even within the British army against the colonists. After the war, most Tories left on ships with the British soldiers to Canada or England.
What arguments did the colonist use to support their call for independence?
- Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness- King George III violated the rights of the colonists by taxing and passing unfair laws; British army violated the colonists rights too- colonists had the right to break away from Britain because the government should protect the people, but King George III didn't do that.
One change in colonial policy by the British government that helped precipitate the American Revolution involved?
compelling the american colonists to shoulder some of the financial costs of the empire.
What was it about post-1763 British policy that would cause colonists in every section to see the disadvantages rather than the advantages of being part of the British Empire?
After 1763, the British imposed unfair taxes on the colonists. They colonists began to feel that they were being exploited by Britain.
How many colonists left the states for other parts of the British empire after the revolution?
60,000 to 70,000
Taxes were imposed on the colonists?
Yes, there were many taxes imposed on the American colonies by the British Empire.
What were the main reasons Australia decided to help Britain in World War 1?
Because Australia was a part of the British Empire. Because Australia was a part of the British Empire
Why did some colonists smuggle goods in the 1760s?
Most colonists smuggled goods because they felt they were being unfairly taxed by the British Empire and this was a way to get around it.
How were the American colonists justified in leaving the English empire?
It depends on whom you ask. The British would say that colonists had no right at all to leave the empire. They viewed their colonists as being ungrateful brats with a pee-pants attitude. They came to this conclusion after the French and Indian war. The British paid heavily with their lives, and with their money to defeat the French and expand their empire in North America. They expected the colonists to help them pay for the expenses through taxation. The colonists were angered by all of the taxes, and the continued presence of British Red Coats after the war was over. The colonists felt justified in leaving the empire because they strongly believed in "no taxation without representation." The British Parliament had no colonial representitives in it, nor did they want colonial representitives.
Against who and why did the US win there liberty?
The British Empire in 1776, mainly because the colonists did not like the taxes imposed on them.
What factors encoraged Australia as a nation to support the British war effort?
they were part of the Empire.
How did the colonists' ideas about different from those of the British Parliament?
The Members of Parliament believed that Virtual Representation worked. In short, they felt that saying that everyone in Parliament represented every person in the British Empire was a good plan. The colonists, however, wanted representatives who were there actually representing them. They wanted people chosen by New Englanders, Middle-Colonists and Southerns in Parliament along with people from India and the rest of the Empire.
What did the loyalists want to do?
The Loyalists were American colonists who believed that remaining British was a better idea than independence. They wanted to smooth over the talk of secession from the British Empire with the Crown.
Why did England believe the colonists had to be responsible British citizens when they were an ocean apart?
England believed that the colonists had to be responsible British citizens because they saw the colonies as extensions of the British Empire. Maintaining control over the colonies was seen as crucial for economic gain, political stability, and national security. Additionally, England viewed the colonists as British subjects who owed allegiance to the Crown regardless of their distance from the mother country.
Why would the colonists supported Independence from England?
The British - American colonists saw that independence from the British Empire would be a benefit both economically and politically. The Revolutionaries sought a more perfect form of self government not available in the Monarchy -Parliamentary system of the UK.
