Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

Requirement: Please write a 150-word response to the following prompt providing at least two examples from the reading.

Q1:What were the differences between the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire? Which do you think was more efficient and why?

(Book: History of Western Society, value edition, volume 1, 13th edition) Chapter6-7

Q2:Why did the American colonists think the British Parliament was trying to “enslave” them? What was their logic, and how was this hypocritical and ironic? (I’m going to ask that same question again … notice the running theme?) How does this relate to current American attitudes?

(Book: The American Promise: A History of the United States Value Edition) Chapter6-7

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The American colonists care more about their property, life, and liberty. Therefore, when the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, colonists thought that the law was meant to suppress their rights. The Stamp Act aimed at increasing the empire’s income by increasing taxes to communities and businesses. As a result, American colonists thought the increased taxes was one way used by the British Parliament to enslave them (Roark, Johnson, Furstenberg,

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Roman Republic and the Roman Empire