Tyranny is Tyranny
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GAXIOLA, CINDY
Cindy Gaxiola-ChS 245 OL-13063
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• Stamp Act repealed due to overwhelming resistance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
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“Tyranny is tyranny let it come from whom it may”
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