Revolutionary+WarRB08

Was the American Revolution really a revolution?

The definition of REVOLUTION-an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed. EVENTS LEADING UP TO REVOLUTIONARY WAR http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/sugaractdef.htm http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/stampactdef.htm http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/townshendactsdef.htm http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/bostonmassacredef.htm http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/bostonteapartydef.htm Script:  We think that it was a revolution because the people of the 13 colonies want to overthrow the British government and the definition of revolution is to overthrow an established government by those who are being governed. Since they want to try to overthrow the British because the British had put unfair taxes on them. Meanwhile, in England, people were not taxed on refined sugar, coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wine. That was the Sugar Act. During the Stamp Act every legal document had to have a British seal on it and they had to pay for the stamp. The Patriots responded to this with force.During the Townshend Acts they placed new taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. The reaction to the taxes were the same as the ones for the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act. Then Britain eventually repealed the taxes except for one and that was tea. During the Boston Massacre five men were killed by the British soldiers, which then made the Americans not trust the Britain that much. When the Americans were fed up with the tea taxes they dressed up like Native Americans and threw 342 crates of tea into the Boston Harbor.
 * The Sugar Act
 * The Stamp Act
 * Townshend Acts
 * The Boston Massacre
 * The Boston Tea Party