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TYRANNY IS TYRANNY

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OutlineI. Causes for American Revolution

II. Events leading up to Revolution

III. Truth behind Declaration of Independence

IV. Tyranny is Tyranny

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Causes for Revolution• Tax system was especially burdensome on the

poor

• Poor demanded more political democracy in which they could participate in making policies

• Riots and movements broke out

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• Proclamation of 1763: British did not allow colonists to settle beyond Appalachians

• Stamp Act of 1765: British were taxing colonial population to pay for Seven Years’ War

• As a result: Colonists revolted by destroying the homes of the rich elite

• Stamp Act repealed due to overwhelming resistance

Events to Revolution

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Events to Revolution• Boston Massacre: British soldiers killed five

colonists who were protesting the British soldiers taking their jobs

• As a result: It was a culmination of tensions leading to Revolutionary War

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Events to Revolution• Boston Tea Party: In opposotion to the Tea Act,

a group of colonists disguised as Indians, attacked merchant ships on Boston Harbor

• As a result: British retaliated by closing the port

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• Lexington and Concord: Military clash between Minutemen and British troops, which led to separation of Continental Congress

• As a result: Small committee was formed, and Declaration of Independence was proclaimed

Events to Revolution

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Events to Revolution• Colonists responded to all of the harsh

measures with:

• Stamp Act Congress

• Sons of Liberty

• Committee of Correspondence

• Boston Tea Party

• Continental Congress

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• Truth behind the Declaration of Independence

• American Revolution was a work of genius

•With the Declaration, the Founding Fathers created the most effective system of national control, and managed to combine paternalism with command

Truth

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• …Truth behind the Declaration of Independence

• 13 colonies were independent from British empire

• Although the Declaration included the right to life, liberty, and happiness, it clearly omitted Indians, Black Slaves, and women

Truth

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• …Truth behind the Declaration of Independence

• Declaration gave rights only to privileged males of the 18th Century

Truth

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• …Truth behind the Declaration of Independence

• In conclusion reality was that:

• “A rising class of important people needed to enlist on their side enough Americans to defeat England, without disturbing too much the relations of wealth and power…”

Truth

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• Boston Committee of Correspondence ordered townsmen to show up on Common for military draft

• There they saw the rich could avoid the draft by paying for substitutes, while the poor had to serve

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• Eventhough the United States had freedom from Britain, it still controlled land similar to them by:

• Omitting Indians, black slaves, and women

• Only giving rights to privileged males

• Tyranny clearly still existed

Tyranny is Tyranny

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“Tyranny is tyranny let it come from whom it may”

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References"Boston Massacre Historical Society." Boston Massacre Historical Society. N.p., n.d. Web. 25

Mar. 2014.

"The Boston Massacre." Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association, n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2014.

Zinn, Howard. A People’s History of the United States. New York: HarperCollins Publishers. 2005.

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