Tom Hanks Shows Anti-Catholic Slant in Angels and Demons

Opposing Views, CA

It is an historical fact that there was no Illuminati until 1776 ; it folded in 1787. Were it not for savaging Catholicism, few would care about the duplicity of Brown and Hanks. But they are obviously not content to spin mysterious tales absent an ...

Equal taxes, equal rights.

Bay Windows, MA

Events were set in motion that culminated in the British evacuation of Boston on March 17, 1776 and the Declaration of Independence later that year. And tea consumption in America plummeted, with coffee becoming the patriot s hot beverage of choice. ...

Philadelphia Tour Guides Say Licensing Quiz Treads on Them

Wall Street Journal

A man in back yelled, "The third," and she took his cue to explain that it was "ratified" on the Fourth of July, 1776 , and printed on the sixth, but that the signing didn't start until Aug. 2, and wasn't over until 1777. "That's a much better story," ...

Why did British North Americans resorted to revolution in 1776? Why did they feel independence was necessary?
Q. Also, why did they believe revolution was justified? What made them see themselves as Americans?
Asked by poe - Wed Mar 18 20:19:26 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The revolutionary era began in 1763, when the French military threat to British North American colonies ended. Adopting the policy that the colonies should pay an increased proportion of the costs associated with keeping them in the Empire, Britain imposed a series of taxes followed by other laws intended to demonstrate British authority that proved extremely unpopular. Because the colonies lacked elected representation in the governing British Parliament many colonists considered the laws to be illegitimate and a violation of their rights as Englishmen. Additionally, British mercantilist policies benefiting the home country resulted in trade restrictions, which limited the growth of the American economy and artificially constrained… [cont.]
Answered by charlie - Sun Mar 22 16:11:24 2009

Why did the american colonies of great britain revolt in 1776?
Q. Also, Why did this war become a 'world war' by 1778, and In what sense was the american revolution a working-out of the principal ideas of the eighteenth century enlightenment? Any input is helpful, thank you!
Asked by ugh123456 - Thu Feb 14 19:08:28 2008 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. the high taxes of colonists from the king
Answered by taylor - Thu Feb 14 19:13:15 2008

can anyone tell me if the book 1776 is boring?
Q. I have to read the book 1776 by David MCCullough for a summer reading project and I was wondering it was boring or interesting?
Asked by Ariel H - Sat Jul 26 15:54:38 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It's a fairly decent book. McCullough provides a lot of details compared to how most schools cover the Revolution, but there's a good flow to it. 1776 focuses primarily on the military campaigns around Boston, New York, and New Jersey. There's a lot of human interest stories from both sides of the conflict, for lack of a better phrase, in the book too. It's more interesting than a textbook; that's for sure.
Answered by Curtis Strangelove III - Sat Jul 26 16:19:31 2008