- 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.
The British was motivated in passing the Townshend Acts to collect taxes owed. They also wanted to punish the colonists.
By passing the Navigation Acts
The British reacted by passing a law that aimed to impose stricter control over the colonies, such as the Stamp Act of 1765, which required colonists to pay a tax on printed materials. This legislation sparked significant outrage and resistance among the colonists, who argued that they should not be taxed without representation in Parliament. The backlash contributed to growing tensions that ultimately led to the American Revolution.
the British Government tried stop smuggling by passing The Sugar Act but people still passed food and hid some in their homes
Colonists naturally prefer to run their own colonies, rather than having them run by a distant colonial power which cares only for the profit it can extract from the colony.
They did not have representation in Parliament
The Currency Act of 1764 was passed after the French and Indian War had ended. The act banned the use of paper money in all colonies. In passing this, the British government was attempting to have a greater amount of control over the individual colonies.
- 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.
All colonists would have had a grievance against the British government by April 1775. This was due to the invasions that the British troops conducted, the unfair taxation on products needed by the colonists, and other such unfair treatment that the British were passing to these people.
- King George III violated the rights of the colonists by taxing and passing unfair laws; British army violated the colonists rights too
Its main roles are:Examining and challenging the work of the government (scrutiny)Debating and passing all laws (legislation)Enabling the government to raise taxes
By passing the Navigation Acts
Passing several Navigation Acts
They all interact by passing or not passing the laws
they made the colonist fight against the british hey btw i mihgt be wrong but that did happen
Slavery in the British Empire was officially abolished in 1833 with the passing of the Slavery Abolition Act. The act came into effect on August 1, 1834, freeing approximately 800,000 enslaved individuals across the British colonies.