Articles related to "Navigation Acts"

Resistance to the high-handedness of the British parliament began with James Otis. He opposed the Writs of Assistance, and resigned his position rather than defend them.

The Publication of Thomas Paine's Common Sense may have been the pivotal event that galvanized colonial Englishmen into opposing the Crown and demanding independence.

The 1764 Sugar Act increased enforcement of revenue collection by eliminating smuggling, local corruption, and West Indies fraud in the exporting of French molasses.

Direct and indirect policies regarding colonial affairs, coupled with decades of internal strife, provided the thirteen colonies with an opportunity to thrive.

Mutually negative perceptions on the part of the colonists and the British during four colonial wars against France & huge war debts helped cause the American Revolution.

The interactions between colonial militias and British regulars in the French and Indian War began the process of deteriorating relations with the home country.

The 1764 Sugar Act was more than a revenue producing measure in that its various provisions attempted to reorganize colonial commercial and trade practices.

Here is a single source giving Scots family researchers data on thousands of 17th century Scottish immigrants to Maryland and Virginia.

Alan Taylor produces a fresh look at colonial America. He covers Native American tribes, European contact, slavery, wars, and the opening of the western frontier.

With English Navigation Laws forcing Scotland to turn from its traditional trading partners, the Scots formed a company to rival the powerful English East India Company.

Although the purpose of the 1765 Stamp Act was to raise revenue, the focus on the act was on shipping and trade and not revenues collected from other printed matter.

The 2nd Continental Congress sought reconciliation with Great Britain. But on July 6, 1775 it passed a declaration saying it was necessary to fight their mother country.

Although the former colonies were now fully independent, the new nation was plagued with problems in governance, commerce, and internal social concerns.