Ifrah Imran September 30, 2014Period 2 Mr. BudrisDBQ: Colonial Resistance To BritainThe number of Patriots from the colonies increased dramatically as several key events added to the hostility between the colonies and their mother country. The colonists had valid grievances against the Britain which lead to certain events causing them to stand up to Great Britain. Through consistent protests the colonists marked the beginning of what is known as the American Revolution today.As the hostility between the British and colonists increased the grievances from the colonies kept increasing too. The major complain that the colonists had been about taxes. They wanted no taxes since they didn't have a legisla ...view middle of the document...
The objection of equality led to becoming a justification as to why the colonies need to break from the Great Britain. These grievances led to the American Revolution of 1775.The events during that time created sharp divisions among the English people and the colonists. Boston Massacre was one of the leading events that lead American colonists to revolt against Britain (Doc 1). It spread a sense of not being protected. Boston Massacre made the colonists realize that they cannot sit back and let British soldiers who are accountable for the death of innocent citizens control them. It was seen as a wakeup call for the rest of the colonies to take a step for independence. Also the Boston Tea Party which was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty was a major event that leads the colonist to break away from British. The colonists destroyed an entire shipment of tea in defiance of the Tea Act taxes implemented by the British. This lead the British government to respond harshly which made the situation escalate to the American Revolution. The reason that the colonist used for doing this was that they believed it was the violation of their rights as they believed in "no taxation without representation". These were the key events that led the colonies to break from the British. Through the consistent protests the colonists marked the beginning of what is known as the American Revolution today. American Revolution not only closed the connecting door between the British and the colonies, but it also marked the beginning of a free and independent nation.