| | H2. England imposed high taxes on the colonies, unaffordable for most of the none-too-wealthy the colonies were made up of. It also taxed them on such things as tea and sugar. This was not right because there was no one representing the colonies who knew of their situation and was familiar with what farmers were capable of paying in addition to their regular expenses. | | H2. England imposed high taxes on the colonies, unaffordable for most of the none-too-wealthy the colonies were made up of. It also taxed them on such things as tea and sugar. This was not right because there was no one representing the colonies who knew of their situation and was familiar with what farmers were capable of paying in addition to their regular expenses. |
| | H4. Key difference between England and America was first and foremost, that America emphasized freedom and a new land, still wild and untamed. England was a centuries old monarchy that enforced a religion on the citizens. Another difference would be that America’s economy depending mainly on farming and the trade of their own goods while England mainly imported goods and then exported them again with increased prices for profit. | | H4. Key difference between England and America was first and foremost, that America emphasized freedom and a new land, still wild and untamed. England was a centuries old monarchy that enforced a religion on the citizens. Another difference would be that America’s economy depending mainly on farming and the trade of their own goods while England mainly imported goods and then exported them again with increased prices for profit. |
| | H5. What made George Washington great wasn’t any outstanding achievement, though he is accredited, justly or not, with winning the Revolutionary War and keeping this country together when it was still young by bring our first president. What made Washington great was that he was a simple man, a farmer from Virginia, no brilliant in military strategy, or a great ambassador or even just a very intelligent man. He was just an average person, like anyone else, who did as much as he was physically able in the cause of freedom and independence. He served his country to the best of his ability, though he didn’t particularly enjoy or even like the task. He was a true servant of the United States of America, and that’s what makes George Washington great. | | H5. What made George Washington great wasn’t any outstanding achievement, though he is accredited, justly or not, with winning the Revolutionary War and keeping this country together when it was still young by bring our first president. What made Washington great was that he was a simple man, a farmer from Virginia, no brilliant in military strategy, or a great ambassador or even just a very intelligent man. He was just an average person, like anyone else, who did as much as he was physically able in the cause of freedom and independence. He served his country to the best of his ability, though he didn’t particularly enjoy or even like the task. He was a true servant of the United States of America, and that’s what makes George Washington great. |