1. PROMPT: Although the control of the colonies by the British government increased during the years 1763 to 1775, this development often faced serious opposition. Compare and contrast the motives and effectiveness of groups who opposed the growing power of the British.

2. Pay attention in these samples: 1. Is there an argument being made (an opinion) 2. Are ALL parts of the prompt addressed? (motives and effectiveness)

3.  Although all groups involved shared a similar attitude towards the situation, some were significantly more effective than others in execution, protest, and rebellion.

4.  There would eventually be groups supporting the growing power of the British, but others wanted independence for the American people, and were willing to fight for it.

5.  In response (to the laws of the British described in intro), colonists challenged the laws and growing power of the British by rioting, and eventually unifying the colonies.

6.  There are even groups to oppose of them like the Patriots and the Sons of Liberty.

7.  Of the different groups, the two most notable were the French with their Indian Allies, and the group of leaders who would eventually start the organization known as the Sons of Liberty.”

8.  Britain had placed a bunch of taxes on American goods to repay for the war, and people resented this taxes because they were too much.

9.  While there were a number of movements made by colonists, both passive and aggressive, ultimately it was the more aggressive protests and conflicts that bolstered the growing resentment toward England.

10.  Although both forms of protest contributed to brining the colonists together, peaceful protests tended to successfully bring upon change in Britain’s power.

11.  Although the colonists were opposing (the British) they had many motives and sometimes little effectiveness.

12.  By observing these two opposing sides, there’s a variety of differences, along with similarities in how effective each opposing side was in executing their motives.

13.  The Patriots often revolted against the Redcoats because they believed that the Americans should have freedoms and their own government.

14.  The colonial governments and their people became very enraged by this sudden interest in taxation by the British that they took to several forms of protest.

15.  Although writing letters to the British peacefully addressed the problem, violence and revolting aggressively show that the colonists were serious about there independence.

16.  Although the British had more power in the latter part of the 18 th century, many colonists opposed this increase of power by Great Britain, but their motives did not always provide the effectiveness needed

17.  Although the assembled meetings of the colonists created a newly formed sense of structure within the colonies, it wasn’t intense enough in the beginning to create an enticing amount of impact. Where as the development of aggressive structured protests and the feasible published documents allowed all the colonists to have a more keen awareness of the situation against the British.

18.  This restriction led to the rise of several groups who resisted English control, each with their own motives and means to resist English power.

19. Although the colonists were disgruntled by increased British control, it is displayed that different groups went through different methods, be it civil protest, violent retaliation, or otherwise to achieve their independence.