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Assignment:
Colonials regarded themselves as "Englishmen", not as "Americans" before 1776. What caused the split between "Mother England" and the 13 colonies?
(a) What tension(s) was/were there before 1760s? After 1763, what was the basic disagreement between London and the colonials over the place of the colonies in the empire?
(b) What problems did London have after 1763? How did London try to resolve those problems? Were London's policies and acts originally intended to be oppressive? How and why did colonials see those actions by London? How did London respond to colonial resistance? Look at:
(i) The 1763 Proclamation;
(ii) The Grenville Acts of 1764-1766;
(ili) The Townshend Acts of 1767;
(iv) The 1770 Boston Massacre;
(v) The Tea Act of 1773;
(vi) The Coercive or Intolerable Acts of 1774.
(c) The colonies declared war against England in 1775, but it was for "rights recovery" rather than "independence". What is the difference between the two? What did this imply about the colonial attitude toward independence in 1775? What caused more support for independence during 1775-1776?
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