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Why did the colonists hold their fire until the British were almost upon the redoubt?
The gun used at the time was a flintlock and they only had one shot when fired. That means they had to reload the gun with powder and shot when they used it . If the soldiers they faced still had loaded guns and they didn't that meant they were vulnerable to getting shot. Holding off to the last minute was smart.
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American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won?
Before and during the American Revolution, those American colonists who were determined to fight the British until independence was won were known as Patriots. By contrast, the Loyalists were those colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown, while quite a number of other colonists did not take sides in the conflict.
What were three ways that colonists protested British policies?
The phrase, "Give me liberty or give me death." was used by the colonists to express their complaints against the British. The words demonstrated that the colonists would rather have freedom than abide by rules that they did not believe in.
What country was a British colony until 1960?
Nigeria
Why is the list of grievances against the king an important part of the declaration?
The Declaration lists the colonists' grievances so that King George III and the British government will know why the colonists find it necessary to declare their independence. It also justifies the Patriots' cause and could be used to gain more support from undecided colonists.
Was Florida originally a British colony?
No, it was owned by the Spanish until the US annexed it in the 1830s.
Why did the colonists feel encouraged after their loss at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
The colonists held off the British at Bunker Hill until they ran out of ammunition. The British lost a lot more solders than the colonists did.
Do you think the british or the colonists were in the right?
Since I am not personally a believer in the supposed divine right of kings, I do not see any basis for King George III to rule the American colonies against the wishes of the colonists. The colonists were basically in the right. Of course, their moral position was somewhat weakened by their continued practice of slavery, which was not to end until almost a century later. The colonists were no saints, either.
What was the stamp act to the colonists?
The colonists ignored the stamp act and boycotted all British goods until the Parliament agreed to let the colonies have representation in the Parliament. "No taxation without representation!" was their slogan.
Why were the townshend act passed?
to stop New Yorks Legislative assembly from meeting until the colonists agreed to house British troops
Why did the colonists hold their fire until the last minute in the American revolution at Breeds Hill in the Battle of Bunker Hill?
With little ammo, waiting gave the colonists an advantage over the British, who attacked three times. Because they waited, the colonists lost 400 men while the British lost over 1,000. However, the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts.
What acts of the British Parliament caused the colonists to rebel?
the answer is because Boston would be punished and the parliament decided to close the port of Boston until the colonists paid for their tea . In which the colonists called parliments actions the Intolerable Acts.
How did the colonists feel about British rule?
They were British and felt loyal to the king. It wasn't until later that problems came up and they felt they were not represented and laws were imposed on them that the loyalty began to wane.
Why did the British end the Stamp Act?
The British government took away the stamp act because the Colonists were protesting. The colonists started to destroy lots of things until they found their way. They captured British stamp makers and killed them. The colonists started boycotts against British goods. Then, the British merchants started to complain to king George about how their not going to do business anymore. So, king George took away the stamp act.
Was King George III greedy?
He was in a sense greedy, he did not read the colonists pleads to be free from Britain, and he always rejected without reading until the colonists eventually declared war on the British in 1775, The Revolutionary War.
The definition of intolerable acts?
Basically it was when Britten shut down places like Boston harbor until the colonists payed back the British for the french and Indian war. The British say colonists must pay them because the British protected them from the attack from the french and Indians but colonists believe that Britten joined the war for wealth and land that's the reason that Britten wanted the payment in the first place.
What are three effects of the colonists protest of British taxes?
the colonists took charge to the british, as they were unhappy with all of the taxes the british were outting on them: they had many actions such as the: boston massacre: colonists protesting to the british soliders. the soldiers responded to this by shooting at the colonists. 5 people were killed. the first to be killed was cripus attucks. samuel adams defended the british sloiders in the court, and won. boston tea party: the colonists disguised themselves as native americans and went down to the boston harbor and dumped 342 boxes of dejing tea into the harbor. the colonists consequence for this was that the british closed the port for the colonists until they paid off he millions of dollars of lost tea. this was a big problem since a lot of colonists worked there. tarring and feathering: when the british tax collectors would come by the colonists houses to collect the taxes, the colonists would dump hot tar onto them and then dump feathers o them. this many times ended in servere burns and or death. the tax collectors were often beaten.
What role did this battle play in the outcome of the revolutionary war?
In the Battle of Yorktown, the colonists and the French surrounded the British until they surrendered, this battle won the Revolution.
