BOSTON TEA PARTY, 1773
In 1773, a new Tea Act was passed imposing a tax on import of tea. It was a symbol to show that the British Parliament […]
In 1773, a new Tea Act was passed imposing a tax on import of tea. It was a symbol to show that the British Parliament […]
To help the financial conditions of the ailing East India Company (faced economic collapse after the Seven Years of Wars). The Act eliminated the Customs […]
The Rockingham Declaration stated that the British Parliament’s authority was the same in America as in Britain and asserted Parliament’s authority to pass laws that […]
The Prime Minister Grenville framed the policies with the following objectives: The aim of the tax was to help finance the British troops in colonies. […]
The Seven Years Wars (1756-63) were the series of wars going on between Great Britain and its allies against France and its allies. In the […]
The British colonies sprang up on the Eastern part of the present day USA. They were promoted by chartered companies and were approved by British […]
EUROPE IN 16th AND 17th CENTURY In the 16th century, people earned more money from selling wool than from selling food in England. Many of […]
BASICS: BACKGROUND Before 1492, the entire focus of history was limited to the ‘Old World’ .The quest for colonies in the ‘New World’ started after […]
INTRODUCTION The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) resulted from a conflict between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and the colonial government, which represented […]