History Homework

1) How did the colonists unite America?
At first, the colonists were not happy with Britain's economic policy. Britain got cheap raw materials and a big market for her goods from the 13 Colonies. To the colonists, such a policy was not fair. They wanted to trade freely. So they started a war, called the Seven Years' War in France. The British government passed some acts so that the colonists had to pay for the cost of keeping this army. After eight years of struggle, the 13 Colonies won independence from Britain, and the United States was born.

2) How did the legislature take part in the structure of the federal government?
There were 100 members in Senate of the legislature. There were 435 members in house of representatives. The Senate stood for the States, and the House of Representatives stood for the people's interests in the States. Congress made laws and could impeach the President.

3) How did the American Revolution happen?
On December 16, 1773, some colonists dressed themselves as Red Indian. They went on board some British ships in Boston Harbour. They threw the boxes of tea on the ship into the sea to protest against the tax on tea. This event happened in the later time. The American Revolution started.

4) Why did the people in the Enlightenment object to absolute power?
The people in the Enlightenment object to absolute power, because the people in that period were educated, and they had new ideas about people's rights, and they wanted to end all the unfair things in society. So they objected to absolute power.

5) Explain one of the British acts that created economic discontent amongst the American colonists.
It happened because Britain got cheap raw materials and a big market for her goods from the 13 Colonies. She did not let them produce things that would compete with her goods. To the colonists, such a policy wasn't fair. So the British acts that created economic discontent amongst the American colonists.