F.2 History Homework

1) How did the colonists unite America?
It was totally because of the colonists discontented with the British government. The colonists discontented with the British rules, economic policy, and also the most important one, that is the political acts. Those acts were really very unfair. Britain stipulated that the colonists need to pay a number of tax to keep the team of army in North America. The army is protecting the land taken from France. But there were no reasons for the colonists to pay for them. So, the colonists set up The Boston Tea Party to protest the tax on tea. After this event, the British Government passed the Intolerable Acts to punish the ones who was in the event. This act made the 13 Colonies joined together to resist with Britain. Later on, they called the First Continental Congress to demand that King George III of Great Britain should end the Intolerable Acts. But Britain refused. The colonists couldn't bear it anymore. So, the war between the colonists and the British started. This war was called The American War of Independence. Two months later, France helped the colonists against Britain for wanted revenge for her defeat in the Seven Years’ War. A year later, the 13 Colonies proclaimed The Declaration of Independence. Holland and Spain also came to help the colonists too. The colonists finally defeated The British army. Afterwards, Britain signed the Treaty of Paris and recognized the independence of the Colonies. And the United States of America was finally born.

2) How did the legislature take part in the structure of the federal government?
Congress is the legislature. It makes laws for the Federal Republic and also can impeach the President. And there are 100 members in the Senate stands for the States and 435 members in the House of Representatives stands for the people's interests in the States.

3) How did the revolution happen?
The colonists weren’t satisfied with the rules of British, the economic policy and also the political acts. The acts stipulated the colonists should pay taxes for the army for protecting the land taken from France. The colonists think that was nonsense, so, they held the Boston Tea Party to protest against the acts. But the British Government passed the Intolerable Acts to punish the ones who took part in the event. This made the colonists even not satisfied. So they called the First Continental Congress to demand that King George III of Great Britain should end the Intolerable Acts. But the British Government refused. Finally, the colonists were really very angry and broke out the American War of Independence with the British soldiers.

4) Why did the people in the Enlightenment object to absolute power?
The people in the Enlightenment object to absolute power because they were the thinkers had new ideas that believed that all people should have their own rights. Also shared an idea that all people were equal. They tried to use reasons to solve human problems and wanted to end all the unfair things in the society.

5) Explain one of the British acts that created economic discontent amongst the American colonists.
The colonists discontented with Britain's economic policy. It was because Britain got cheap raw materials and big market for her goods from the 13 Colonies. Also, she did not let them to produce things that would compete with her goods. That was totally not unfair for the colonies because they can have trade freely too, but Britain didn't let them.