Declaration Of Independence Dbq

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On the 4th of July, almost 240 years earlier, colonist declare their independence from Britain. This declaration of independence did not gain as easy as we flip our hands. It took several years, from 1763 struggled against Britain and finally declare its independence on 1776. There are several reasons which triggering the colonist to struggling and pursuing its independence. Moreover, there were several moments happened from 1763 up to 1776 and they’re generally concluded the triggered reasons. Those moments were started from Treaty of Paris, continue with Sugar Act and Stamp Act then Boston Tea Party, which led the Revolution War and concluded by the Continental Congress which resulted the Declaration of Independence. Along before the American …show more content…

Made in 1764, this act was concerning the deduction of molasses tax yet levying the others import (AY). Unfortunately, this act was not successful, resulting in bigger debt and beginning of the colonist “new” thought about Britain. Still with the same purpose – gain more income, Parliament published the Stamp Act in 1765. The act which replaced the failure of Sugar Act. The act regulates all the printed documents should be in stamps including the playing cards (AY). Well, it’s the first tax not purposes for the export or import goods, but the insider goods (181). By releasing this act, the colony may see the parliament’s mission clearly, to gain more revenue, not to rule the trade. Famous refusal over Stamp Act was “No taxation without representation” (183). Colonist thought if there is no representative in parliament, they supposed to get no taxation. In fact, Britain had already burdened them by releasing Sugar Act and Stamp Act. At the beginning of November 1765, Stamp Act was repealed after several refusals (e.g. boycott and Stamp Act Congress). Unfortunately, at the same time, parliament also released the Declaratory Act, which allowing them to regulate the colonist by any law …show more content…

Britain had carelessly made any decision without concerning the colonist. As a response, colonist made several actions to make their voice be heard. One of the examples is Britain’s goods boycott by Boston because the Stamp Act (183). Factually, Stamp Act had a major and direct effect to a wide range of society, in contrary to Sugar Act (AY). Most of the seller was affected and decided to sign the agreement of nonimportation which about stop importing Mother country’s products (183). To end the boycott, the colonist was asked by House of Representative about Stamp Act and resulted the “Declaration of Rights ad Grievances” (184). Even though the colonist’s voice has already discussed and declared, Britain implicitly ignores their voices by created another act, the Declaratory Act. Moreover, somehow the Britain ignored the colonist's voice and directly jumped to the conclusion or decision without investigating it. It found from Boston Tea Party where the colonist protest and gave their voice with spread the tea out. Yet, the British government did not care with the reason and decided to release the Coercive Act, proposes to give the colonist penalty (191). Colonist has done a lot of things to refuse one act and another act made by Britain. Despite gained the obedience, the acts released were triggering a deeper thought of the colonist. Why did the colonist need to accept and obey all the acts given by Britain? What’s the Britain motives for releasing

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