In 1763, Britain was in debt as a result of the Seven Year's War. In an attempt to pay this, and obtain more money for troops, the Crown imposed on the 13 colonies a series of laws and taxes.

People resented and rejected them actively, through protests and riots, because they thought that was just the introduction to worse, more controlling policies in the future, and they weren't willing to let that happen.

Some of the Acts were:

The Sugar Act (1764)
The Currency Act (1764)
The Stamp Act (1765)
The Townshend Act (1767)
The Tea Act (1773)
The Coercive or Intolerable Acts (1774)

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2 years ago

Why were the 13th 14th and 15th amendments passed in this order

zavuch27 [327]

the 13th Amendment abolished the slavery, the 14th was effectively a bill of rights, guaranteeing the new black citizens their political and legal equality, the 15th stated in unambiguous terms that citizens' Rights had not to be limited by "race, color or previous condition of servitude".

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2 years ago

According to the Missouri Compromise, how was the status of slavery decided in new states?

shutvik [7]

Answer:

In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

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2 years ago

Whose ideas did Jefferson draw upon while drafting the Declaration of Independence?

Len [333]

Answer:

I would think it would be Thomas Paine. It was primarily the ideas of Thomas Paine that Jefferson drew upon while drafting the Declaration of Independence, since in "Common Sense" (one of Paine's writings), Paine had explained why independence from Britain was necessary.

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