American Revolution
The political disturbance that occurred in the first half of the 18th century, when the American colonists rejected the rule of the British parliament is referred to as the American Revolution. Fiske (p, 5) notes that these colonists who were thirteen in number established sovereign states. They then united to form one nation and effectively resist the British rule. This paper looks at some of the events that took place in the process of revolution.
Major events that led to the American Revolution
According to Fiske (p, 5), after the overthrow of the Stuart Dynasty to the victory of Wolfe, the British government and the American colonies were in terms. The French however, emerged as a perpetual menace to the British. In 1705, the Virginia black code assigned the slaves the status of real estates. Marriage between Africans-Americans and whites was declared illegal. The Pennsylvania gazette was first published by Benjamin Franklin in the year 1729. In 1743, Ben Franklin founded the American philosophical society in Philadelphia. In order to protect their iron industry from competition with other American colonies, the British colony passed the iron act.
The English parliament according to Fiske, (p, 14) also passed the currency act which prohibited the issuing of paper money by all colonists. The proclamation act of 1763 prohibited any form of settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains. Many colonists were against this order. The sugar act was another event that led to the American Revolution in which the duties on sugar import from West Indies were raised. The committee of correspondence of 1764 which comprised of Thomas Jefferson played a key role in spreading information through letters.
The stamp act was imposed by the British government on the colonists. This acted as a means to pay for the price of protecting the American frontier. An underground movement known as the sons of liberty was formed in opposition to the stamp act. This movement forced many stamp act agents to resign and also stopped American merchants from ordering British goods. The quartering act which required the colonists to house and feed the British was another factor that angered the colonists. In 1766, the English parliament passed a declaratory act which indicated that the British government had all the authority to pass any laws that governed the American colonies. The British repealed tax acts in 1770 and all taxes on imports except tea were scraped. In the wake of the Boston tea party, the British had imposed so many restrictions that the Americans gave them a name the intolerable acts (Fiske p, 25).
Taylor, Scott, and Bullitt (para, 2), states that Jefferson proposed a ban on slavery all over the US after 1800. Jeffersons ordinance on freedom of religion was passed and this later became the form for the first amendment to the US constitution. George Washington became the first president of America in 1789 and delivered his inaugural address. According to Taylor, Scott, and Bullitt (para, 5), the capital of the United States was moved from Philadelphia to Washington in 1800. Jefferson was elected the president of the US in 1801. In 1868, President Johnson was impeached, but later acquitted which led to his resignation. The 15th amendment was ratified in 1870 allowing all blacks to vote except women. The Jim Crow laws were passed in Tennessee. The civil rights acts were also passed and in 1877, the congress which was the 45th had three black members (Taylor, Scott, and Bullitt, para, 23).
The struggle for American Revolution dates back to the Stuart dynasty. This struggle involved every community that lived in American, starting from the British, the French, the Spaniards, the Indians and the Native Americans to the African Americans. The British who were by then superior to other colonists imposed acts that were aimed at ensuring loyalty was paid to their throne. This revolution led to the independence of the United States with George Washington becoming the first president. The 15th amendment of the United States constitution gave more freedom, even political, to the African American
Major events that led to the American Revolution
According to Fiske (p, 5), after the overthrow of the Stuart Dynasty to the victory of Wolfe, the British government and the American colonies were in terms. The French however, emerged as a perpetual menace to the British. In 1705, the Virginia black code assigned the slaves the status of real estates. Marriage between Africans-Americans and whites was declared illegal. The Pennsylvania gazette was first published by Benjamin Franklin in the year 1729. In 1743, Ben Franklin founded the American philosophical society in Philadelphia. In order to protect their iron industry from competition with other American colonies, the British colony passed the iron act.
The English parliament according to Fiske, (p, 14) also passed the currency act which prohibited the issuing of paper money by all colonists. The proclamation act of 1763 prohibited any form of settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains. Many colonists were against this order. The sugar act was another event that led to the American Revolution in which the duties on sugar import from West Indies were raised. The committee of correspondence of 1764 which comprised of Thomas Jefferson played a key role in spreading information through letters.
The stamp act was imposed by the British government on the colonists. This acted as a means to pay for the price of protecting the American frontier. An underground movement known as the sons of liberty was formed in opposition to the stamp act. This movement forced many stamp act agents to resign and also stopped American merchants from ordering British goods. The quartering act which required the colonists to house and feed the British was another factor that angered the colonists. In 1766, the English parliament passed a declaratory act which indicated that the British government had all the authority to pass any laws that governed the American colonies. The British repealed tax acts in 1770 and all taxes on imports except tea were scraped. In the wake of the Boston tea party, the British had imposed so many restrictions that the Americans gave them a name the intolerable acts (Fiske p, 25).
Taylor, Scott, and Bullitt (para, 2), states that Jefferson proposed a ban on slavery all over the US after 1800. Jeffersons ordinance on freedom of religion was passed and this later became the form for the first amendment to the US constitution. George Washington became the first president of America in 1789 and delivered his inaugural address. According to Taylor, Scott, and Bullitt (para, 5), the capital of the United States was moved from Philadelphia to Washington in 1800. Jefferson was elected the president of the US in 1801. In 1868, President Johnson was impeached, but later acquitted which led to his resignation. The 15th amendment was ratified in 1870 allowing all blacks to vote except women. The Jim Crow laws were passed in Tennessee. The civil rights acts were also passed and in 1877, the congress which was the 45th had three black members (Taylor, Scott, and Bullitt, para, 23).
The struggle for American Revolution dates back to the Stuart dynasty. This struggle involved every community that lived in American, starting from the British, the French, the Spaniards, the Indians and the Native Americans to the African Americans. The British who were by then superior to other colonists imposed acts that were aimed at ensuring loyalty was paid to their throne. This revolution led to the independence of the United States with George Washington becoming the first president. The 15th amendment of the United States constitution gave more freedom, even political, to the African American
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