Economic:
The peasant class was very poor and was taxed horribly because the King wass spending all his money.
Also they just got out of a war that they were not payed for yet(American Revolution)
Political: The king was taxing the life out of the lower classes which caused resentment
Social: the Enlightenment was causing some problems bc it challenged the views everyone held about rights, authority, religion, etc.
Answer:
5 reasons on why the Declaration of Independence was the most influential turning point in American history.
Explanation:
1-The Declaration of Independence signaled the formal beginning of the Revolutionary War, with the Thirteen Colonies separating from Britain.
2- This was the "first" major document that the colonies made together which was their first major step towards being a free country that was separate from Great Britain (England).
3- Because of the signing of this document other countries such as France now saw the colonies as a separate country from England and therefore aided the colonies during the Revolutionary War.
4- Many laws that were attempted to be put in place were n longer valid and were not enforced. These laws included the Sugar Act (1764), the Stamp Tax (1765), the Townshend Acts (1767), and the Tea Act (1773).
5- The Quartering Act (1765), which forced colonists to help pay for the British military stationed in the colonies, was no longer a thing as the colonists now were helping to aid their side of the war.
Answer:
B Ben Franklin
Explanation:
On May 9, 1754, “Join, or Die,” considered to be the first American political cartoon, was printed in The Pennsylvania Gazette. The impetus for the cartoon, which is thought to have been devised by Benjamin Franklin, was concern about increasing French pressure along the western frontier of the colonies.
