Welcome to Advanced Level History Unit One Facilitator- Alicia Palmer
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Welcome to Advanced Level History Unit One Facilitator- Alicia
Palmer
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The American Revolution - 1775-1783
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Course Introduction.Welcome to Advanced level History Unit One.
This course is a paced course with an eight week time limit. Your
syllabus outlines specific requirements for you, so please review
your syllabus regularly..During this first module I will talk you
through the causes of the revolution. This is done to give you a
feeling of comfort in the online environment.
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Causes of the American Revolution
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Heavy Taxation Taxation without representation Neglect by the
mother country Need for control of their own country
Militarism
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Heavy Taxation Britains constant wars had placed the American
colony in a very vulnerable state. The colonies were being taxed
excessively by Britain because she had wasted money in unnecessary
wars. Visit the following websites for extensive information about
the taxation of the American colonies.
http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/E/tax/davis04.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_Act_1765
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Heavy Taxation Contd Taxation to fund war debt was the first
and largest issue that radicals could latch onto to engender
popular support. The colonist thought it was very unfair to tax
them for wars that they were not directly involved in. Mercantilism
was an economic practice that meant that the first reason for
colonial existence was to amass riches for the mother country.
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Heavy Taxation Contd The Colonies had been a strong source of
wealth for Britain. Mercantilism was a very successful practice and
Britain relied on this relationship with the colonies. The very
purpose for the war expense that Great Britain was trying to recoup
with taxation was to preserve this valuable resource. The colonies
were not happy with the increasing unreasonable taxes that Britain
was levying on the colonists.
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Guiding Questions 1. Based on the information provided from the
two websites explain two taxes that you have learnt about. 2. Why
did Britain seek to tax her colonies so heavily? 3. How did heavy
taxes seek to isolate the colonies from Britain?
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Taxation Without Representation. The websites below details
taxation without representation.
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h640.html Read the information
listed and explain what the term taxation without representation
means to you.
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One Penny Stamp Act- Stamps -1765
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Taxation without representation Contd People - like James Otis
- raised the issue of taxation without representation. Why should
American colonists pay taxes to England when they had no
representation in the English Parliament?James Otis But England was
just getting started with colonial taxes. By the following year,
Parliament (for the first time) imposed a tax (the Stamp Act) which
required Americans to pay duties directly to England, not to local
legislatures.Stamp Act
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Taxation without representation Contd The law required
Americans to buy stamps for ALL printed material (including playing
cards, newspapers, dice, and legal documents), thus taxing the most
mundane aspects of daily life.for ALL printed materialtaxing The
people were outraged. To make matters worse, George III expected
"his" colonists to house and feed British soldiers (the Quartering
Act of 1765).peopleoutraged Source:
http://www.awesomestories.com/history/patriot/taxation-without-representation
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Neglect by the Mother Country Britain had neglected her
colonies for along time. The colonies were autonomous. They
resented the fact that Britain was not concerned about their
welfare but only sought to tax them. The colonies had no
representation in the British parliament and so they did not have a
say in how they were being taxed. This was unfair because they were
more successful than the mother country.
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Websites : Neglect of Mother Country
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Salutary_neglect.
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Salutary_neglect This
website defines salutary neglect.
http://www.philosofiles.com/big/history/ash-uscolonists.shtml This
websites an over all view of the revolution and it also gives a
possible reason why the colonies were neglected.
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Control of their own country American colonists were tired of
paying heavy taxes that did not benefit the colonies. The only way
they could achieve this was by gaining control of the 13 colonies.
Revolution seemed to be the only practical decision.
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Militarism - Activity After visiting the following website :
http://www.americanforeignrelations.com/E-N/Militarism-The-eighteenth-century.html
Write a poem explaining why militarism was a cause of the
revolution. Definition :militarism a political orientation of a
people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to
be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national
interests. Source: word reference.com
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Summary This module examined five of the major causes of the
American Revolution. They are as follows: Heavy taxation, Taxation
without representation, Neglect by the Mother Country, Need to
control their own country and Militarism. The websites provided in
this module provides detailed information on the causes. The aim is
to get you involved in your own learning. By visiting the websites
you will learn additional information about the causes of the
revolution.