Great Britain's rule over the American colonies greatly influenced much of our legal body. We use many of their customs as well.
The Stamp Act went into effect in the British colonies in America. This act was passed by the British Parliament in 1765.
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As members of southern state legislatures
they were passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party and to reinforce England's power over the colonies
Great Britain, the King and Parliament, were creating taxes to pay for the French and Indian War, or Seven Years' War. This war was fought on the soil of the colonist and for the protection of the colonists, therefore, Britain reasoned, the colonists should have to pay for the cost of the war. The Parliament and the King created these taxes without consent from the colonies; the colonies had no representation. Taxes like that would never have happened on the Great Britain mainland because they all had representatives in Parliament.
Great Britain's rule over the American colonies greatly influenced much of our legal body. We use many of their customs as well.
The Stamp Act went into effect in the British colonies in America. This act was passed by the British Parliament in 1765.
statues of the British Parliament A+ Recovery
Not much. African colonies probably started producing more goods, as less were available from America during the war.
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As members of southern state legislatures
they were passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party and to reinforce England's power over the colonies
Despite the importance of sugar production in the Caribbean and of cattle ranching on the mexican mainland--which had a devasting effect on the fragile ecosystem of central america---it was MINING that shaped the spanish colonies of central and south america most fundamentally.
3/4 of state legislatures
3/4 of state legislatures
The Glorious Revolution brought a new type of government to Britain. England now had a Protestant ruler and a Bill of Rights meaning there was no longer an absolute power. This had little effect on the colonies and empire because parliament as well as the monarchy wanted to expand British rule because of the economic growth new territories allowed.
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