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They thought that they were being treated unfairly because of the Tea Act, The Stamp Act, The Intolerable Acts, etc. Britain would not allow them to have independence and become there own country so there only option was to go to war.

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At the First Continental Congress colonists such as Samuel Adams and were willing to go to war with Great Britain though most colonists hoped that war could be avoided.?

Patrick Henry.


At the First Continental Congress colonists such as Samuel Adams and were willing to go to war with Great Britain though most colonists hoped that war could be avoided?

Patrick Henry.


Who were colonists who was undecided about independence from Britain?

Colonists who opposed Britain and wanted freedom were patriots. Colonists who were loyal to Britain were loyalists or Tories. Most of the colonists wanted or didn't want freedom, so there really was no need to a name.


Why did the colonists go from loyal british subjects to declaring war with Britain?

The British were trying to make the colonists pay taxes to Britain and continue to serve them in ANY capacity. Basically serving the British as if they lived in Britain! The colonists didn't think they should have to live under the rule of Britain without being able to form their own government or setting rules apart from the Mother England. England wanted to keep control of the colonies. Colonists wanted to be separate from England.


Did France and Spain help the colonists during the revolutionary war?

France helped the colonists in the Revolutionary War after the battle of Saratoga in which the colonists proved they had a chance in winning the war. However, France only helped the colonists because they were mad at Britain and did not want Britain to win the war.

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Why were colonists worried about breaking ties with great Britain?

They didn't want to go on an all out war with Britain


What was Revolutionary War about?

The revolutionary war was a war between the colonists and Britain. The colonists were fighting for freedom, and Britain was trying to stop them from getting that freedom and independence.


What is the author's purpose in Patrick Henry's speech?

To show the colonists that war with Britain was their only option. Apex


What is the purpose of Henry's speech and Paine's pamphlet?

To provoke the colonists enough to go to war with Britain.


Why was it danerous for the colonists to declare independence from Britain?

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At the First Continental Congress colonists such as Samuel Adams and were willing to go to war with Great Britain though most colonists hoped that war could be avoided.?

Patrick Henry.


At the First Continental Congress colonists such as Samuel Adams and were willing to go to war with Great Britain though most colonists hoped that war could be avoided?

Patrick Henry.


What slogan best says why the colonists wanted to go to war with Great Britain?

No taxation without representation


What will the consequences be for the colonists without a war?

Without the war against Britain The Colonists would be subject to the unfair rule and regulation that Great Britain handed to them.


What did the American colonists think of then Britain government during the European war?

The colonists worried that Britain did not care for colonial concernse...


What was one of the reasons that the colonists decided to go prepare for war with Britain?

the British levied too many taxes on them.


Why did the colonists want to have a day of thanksgiving after the war with Great Britain?

Because they were celebrating the win of the colonists!