The American Revolution was mostly caused by economic factors. ... This added strain to the American economy. Also, King George 3 issued the Proclamation Line of 1763, which stated no settlers could go beyond the Appalachian Mountains. ... The colonists considered many of the acts threats to all of the American colonies. The response of all the American colonies was the First Continental Congress and a chance of getting rid of British control for good. ...

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The American Revolution A History In this concisely drawn book that covers the colonial period from 1763 to 1790, the author attempts to explain the bases of the American Revolution. One thing is quite certain, the American Revolution cannot be understood as simply battles won and oppression thrown aside. The author makes it really clear that enormous cultural, social, and economic changes were occurring in the colonies dating from the French and Indian War. ... The notion of "virtual" representation in Parliament as being sufficient for agreeing to taxation was rejected strongly throu...

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The first example of Britain altering the status quo in the area of politics was the Proclamation of 1763. ... The second and probably the most significant reason for the American Revolution was that the colonies were being taxed without being represented in Parliament. ... The final social issue is that of Native Americans. ... They were created to indirectly stimulate the economic growth of the British Empire by controlling the trade habits of the North American colonies. ... The British government infringing on the rights and philosophies of their North American colonies caused the Ameri...

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Many factors contributed to the eventual rebellion of Americans against British rule in 1776. ... These included the Proclamation of 1763 and the Intolerable Acts. ... This resulted in serious economic distress for the colonies, and lead to desperate measures by the colonists, such as the Continental Congress. ...

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In the American colonies these Acts were not only dealt with in terms of economic disadvantage but increasingly in terms of right, the focal point being the question whether Parliament had the right to tax the colonies. After the last French and Indian war (1754-1763) the British gained Canada and the Mississippi area as new territories. ... Body The Sugar Act caused alarm in the American colonies, because of the expected economic disadvantages, was one of the most important being the severe accomplishment by the navy. ... Probably he tried to give the colonies a feeling of having some degr...

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Then after the war the British passed the Proclamation of 1763 forbidding the colonists to go farther west than the Appalachian Mountains. ... Americans had found that although England may pass a law they did not always enforce it. ... The colonies were a major economic help to England, so the refusal to keep importing goods really made an impact on the British authorities. ... This was not recognized in England although it did much for America. ... This was the first time the American colonists started uniting as one. ...

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In 1763, the American colonists were excited as they expected to gain honor and prestige after helping win the French and Indian War with the British. ... As Britain started raising taxes in the colonies, the colonists believed that it was not reasonable because the colonists had helped passionately with their money and effort. ... The American Colonists believed those forms of taxation were not reasonable. ... The colonies had no representation in Parliament, so they could not present their argument that Parliament had no right to tax them. ... Still, there was some amount of representation f...

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