... extent, that the colonists believed America was self-sufficient enough to exist as independent unit from England. At first, America existed just as any of the other English colonies. England provided financial and military assistance, and in turn America shipped goods that were to be sold in England. This mercantilist system worked out at first, but soon, as the population increased people began ... on British tea. The colonists were infuriated with these acts, shouts of "taxation without representation" became exceedingly popular, and for the first time the colonies united and fought ba...

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... were developed as a result of the problems experienced by the settlers in the Americas in the preceding years. English Rights and Liberties English rights and liberties were developed over a period of six hundred years preceding the revolution in the American Colonies. Initially there were very few rights or liberties for the common people. The Lords could do as they pleased ... and liberties began as an extension of English rights and liberties. Initially the colonies were considered an extension of England and that all people in the colonies had the same rights and liberties as those i...

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... on it. Another reason the British wanted to establish a new colony in North America, was to make a profit. The way they made their profits was by grow crops and trading with other colonies. By settling in North America it would spread their trade routes with more exotic countries. A new crop, which was introduced by the Indians, was tobacco. John Rolfe introduced tobacco ... doing this the English colonist were smoking less weed and more tobacco. By settling in North America the colonists were able to practice their religion freely and spread the word of their religion to others, includ...

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... One of the greatest empires that ever existed is that of the British Empire. With colonies all over the world including Africa, India, and even the holy land, all fell under British rule or occupation. British History can include the history of all those colonies that were ruled by and or influenced by the British. Before expanding the scope too far it's important to ... Pocock uses "British history" for lack of a better term. It is used to recognize the plural history of a group of cultures situated along an Anglo Celtic frontier and marked by an increasing English political and cultur...

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... Americans to rebel in 1776. In August of 1764 Boston merchants united in a protest against the Sugar Act with an organized boycott on imported English luxury goods. The idea of non-importation quickly spread. The mechanics of Boston joined the protest by refusing to purchase their leatherwork clothes from ... 1769 the 29 year old Patrick Henry presented 7 resolutions that condemned the attempts of Parliament to tax the American colonies. The next day, most of Henry's points were found to be legitimate and were adopted by the House of Burgesses. The Sons of Liberty formed in 1765 to go ag...

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... , this movement grew from a trickle of a few hundred English colonists to a flood of millions of newcomers. Most European emigrants left their homelands to escape political oppression, to seek the freedom to practice their religion, or for adventure and opportunities which denied them at home. The King, Charles I, wanted the success and the wealth that the settlers had so he sent troops over ... to basically control everything and make a profit off the businesses. The King also made towns like Jamestown British colonies which were then taxed by England. Fast forward a little bit and the ...

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