CDM Martellet 3

karuto Jeu 29 Nov - 18:26

The stamp act crisis(2^ème texte)

Benjamin franklin is an exemple of the self made man, he was born in boston, during the philadelphia he took part of the debate but he was 81, his life coverer most of the colonial period.At the age of twelve he became an apprentice to his half brother james who was a printer and clearly he familiarise himself with reading writting, bookish learning.By the age of 26 he was the owner and editor of a very famous and successful pennsylvania gazette(1732-48), he published an almanach the poor richard almanach.He used a lot aphorism that stayed in the american history.

By 1748 he was so interested in philosophical studies and science that he retired from bussness in order to dedicate all this time to it.He invented the lightning rod(paratonère).In 1754 he left the complentative life that he had, in order to go into politics and diplomatie, he played in the albany congress when he presented plan to unit the colonist, he was a forerunner of what was going to happen latter on.His plan was accepted by the Albany congress, but i twas rejetced by the colonial assembly and by britain, ha was to ahead of his time.1767 he was send in england by the pennsylvania assembly to seek from the crown the right to taxe proprietery estates(the pens), he was successfull and won his case in 1760, he stay in england for a couple of years.He took part in the debates in which he represented american interest about the stamp act and about the repeal of it.

Application :ask

Redress :correct

Lessened :dicrease

Obnoxious :unacceptable

Particulars :details

Small moment :unimportant

To lay duties :to levy a tax

Purchase :buy

They felt parliament was a bulwark to the king, the loss of freedom and fundemental liberties, the king had the desire to impose the colonies, the parlement refused because they felt the royal instruction was not in favor of the colony.The situation deteriorated after the king of Paris.The succession of taxes is going to bring the opposition on the colonies.Fisrt of all they were restriction on the colonies on imports, trade.The limitation on gold damage the colonies economy and limited their capacities on buying goods to the mother country.The americans were forbidden to produce money by themself, this felt it affected their degree of autonomy.The trials by jury were forbidden, this was an unfair form of justice, and benjamin franklin reproech england with having no longers trial by jury.They did not have the permission to make paper money.The olive branch petition that was set to the king, he refuse to receive the person who was bringing it, his attitude was not flexible.

The colonist were no more ready to make concession, even if the parlement compromise their are not Ok anymore with it, it is not the letter of the document, i twas the very idea of taxation.The external taxes and internal taxes were not the same at all, external taxes were on the good that came from abroad while internal taxes were on everything in the land.The external taxe were ok, because you could buy or not the good, while you are forced to pay the internal taxe, i twas on books, for marriage… »no taxation with no representation.It was a violation of the bill of right.The idea of a potential war between america and angland, and the separartion of the mother country.It is england’s fault.