TAILIEUCHUNG - Gale Encyclopedia Of American Law 3Rd Edition Volume 13 P8

Gale Encyclopedia of American Law Volume 13 P8 fully illuminates today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, important documents and more. Legal issues are fully discussed in easy-to-understand language, including such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and thousands more. | FOUNDATIONS OF . LAW Conflict and Revolution STAMP ACT TOWNSHEND ACTS DECLARATION OF THE CAUSES AND NECESSITY OF TAKING UP ARMS COMMON SENSE VIRGINIA DECLARATION OF RIGHTS DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TREATY OF PARIS By the 1750s the American colonies had grown in both population and economic strength. Increasingly the colonists expressed dissatisfaction with Great Britain s control of their political and economic affairs. The colonies chafed under the rules of British mercantilism the idea that colonies were to be exploited as a source of raw materials and a market for the mother country. The king and Parliament however viewed the colonies as part of the empire and sought to maintain the status quo. The road to the American Revolution began with the French and Indian War 1756-1763 also known as the Seven Years War. The war was fought to determine whether France or Great Britain would rule North America. Though Britain won the war relations between Parliament and the colonies were strained. During the war the colonies had asserted their economic independence by trading with the enemy flagrantly defying customs laws and evading trade regulations. After the war the British government resolved to bring the colonies into proper subordination and to use them as a source of revenue for repaying the war debt. Accordingly Parliament passed a series of acts that required the colonies to pay taxes and import duties on a variety of goods and raw materials. The colonists however detested the stamp act and the Townshend acts and refused to comply with them. Ultimately these acts pushed the colonists to demand more autonomy in governing their affairs. In 1774 armed conflict began in Massachusetts and the colonies moved closer to declaring their independence. Nevertheless many colonists still hoped to reach an accommodation with Britain. Public opinion shifted toward independence however when King George III issued orders to put down the colonial rebellion. The continental .

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