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The American History Assignment

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The American History Assignment

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THE AMERICAN HISTORY 2Why were the British so surprised by the American reaction to the Stamp Act?As at 1973, the British power had already spread vastly to parts of India and the Caribbean. Despite the British being focused on expanding their colonies, the cost of expansion was high. Britain was having financial difficulties due to post-war effects and at the same time, she needed more finances for the administration of the new colonies ("Taxes & Smuggling - Prelude to Revolution: Crash Course US History #6", 2017). The British imposed taxes on its newly acquired land and American colonies dubbed as 1765 Stamp Act. This was where taxes were imposed in various forms of stamps such as newspapers, documents, liquor among others inthe bid to raise revenue. The Stamp Act received a lot of rebellion from the Americas which surprised the British. The British were extremely surprised by the Americans’ reaction because they had a similar tax program in England which was generating revenue and they believed that the colonists would accept the program. How did the actions of each side contribute to military confrontation at Lexington and Concord?As per Burgan, (2006), the stamp act generated a lot of resentment among the Americans who complained of taxation without representation. During this American revolutionary period, the actions between the Americans Patriots and the British contributed to the scuffle and confrontation at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. On the side of the British authorities,marched a troop of soldiers into the countryside of Massachusetts with the aim of searching and confiscating weapons. In addition, the British authorities had the orders of arresting key revolutionary leaders who were a great course of concern to the Americans. On the American’s side, the unwillingness to stand and watch as the British did their search and arrest was imminent. During this time a lot of shots were fired between the two sides.
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