THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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Encouraged America to trade with other European countries throughout the United States.
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Restricted the colonists by passing many laws on them about taxes and trade
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The King of England wanted the colonists to have a greater voice in government.
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King George III put many American colonists in stocks.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The British even put taxes called duties on imported goods to discourage this practice. This pushed the colonists to buy only British goods, instead of goods from other European countries. The distance from Britain and the size of the British Empire was an advantage for the colonies.
Detailed explanation-2: -They had to pay high taxes to the king. They felt that they were paying taxes to a government where they had no representation. They were also angry because the colonists were forced to let British soldiers sleep and eat in their homes. The 13 original states.
Detailed explanation-3: -The British government coupled the repeal of the Stamp Act with the Declaratory Act, a reaffirmation of its power to pass any laws over the colonists that it saw fit.
Detailed explanation-4: -The British needed to station a large army in North America as a consequence and on 22 March 1765 the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which sought to raise money to pay for this army through a tax on all legal and official papers and publications circulating in the colonies.