Analysis: Why Did The 13 Colonies Split?

The thirteen colonies had a major impact on the independence of what is now present day United States of America. Of the three different types of colonies, there were two colonies: (the most northern colonies)New England colonies and the Middle colonies. The New England colonies consisted of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. The Middle colonies included New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. The two separate colonies had both some similarities and some differences.

Before the founding fathers decided to rebel against the British Government a few things happened. New taxes were a major issue for the colonist. Britain was in debt after fighting the French and Indian war and King George III and Parliament wanted the colonist to pay. They raised taxes on sugar, trade, tea, and legal documents. This wasn't fair to the colonist. The colonist resisted paying the taxes. They were upset because they

The taxation of the colonists was very important to what would eventually be the American Revolution. The people of the colonies were finally united, though they have not called for an army to be made or haven’t talked about independence, they are starting to come together, and make their differences blur.

The British had undisputed control of the continent and had very strong thriving economies in the colonies. They also had very large war debts as a result of defending the colonies during the war. This led to the British conclusion for colonies to start paying more taxes in order to pay off these war debts and start making a profit for Britain. On the other hand, the colonies wanted things to stay the way they were. They saw the principle of foreign taxation as leading to a time when Britain would tax the colonies dry and make life there miserable. This led to the fight that eventually led to revolution and independence.

The first reason colonies claimed their independence from britain was the king was taxing without the consent of the people. This happen because the sugar act, stamp act, tea act, and the french and indian war had a lot of debt and lost items with very high prices.The british did not take the complains of the colonist so the people rejected all the taxes from each of the events. According to

Exasperated Americans saw that they had no sort of representation in England. No person of leadership was asked to sit in Parliament and voice any colonial concerns. The colonies did not have any sort of representation within the British Parliament. Without representation, the colonies were being taxed without any sort of consideration for the people. The Patriotic slogan for this particular upset was “No Taxation Without Representation”. Samual Adams used this phrase to gain more followers and to build a force against Britain. Adams was ready for a war, he wanted separation from England before others even thought

The colonists began to question if independence was for them when parliament passed the Stamp Act. The stamp act was meant to raise money for British soldiers and also to pay off some of Britain’s debt. When the King/Parliament passed laws the colonists believed that if they weren’t there when the laws were passed they were illegal (according to the Bill of Rights), which is where the slogan “no taxation against representation” came in to play. The people wanted to separate from England because of how the king only passed laws that benefited him. Colonists had a problem with their government. Thomas Paine says that government is a necessary evil. He says that their government is being hampered by oppression; he believed, along with other people, that the King was leading cruelly and not caring about his people. The Declaration of Independence also says, “That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government”. Thomas Jefferson is saying that the laws that the King/Parliament were passing were becoming destructive and it was the right of the people to become independent or change their

As a colonist, I think the colonies should be separated from England and be free; independent states. England is not being fair to us. They have made many laws that all of us don’t agree with including the proclamation of 1763 and many more. They have also made taxes and because of that we have rebelled. Many resources could have been saved if England would just cooperate.

The colonists believed they had a right to be represented in Parliament before being taxed or at least vote for the taxing officials. The phrase “no taxation without representation” began to become popular within the colonies.

When the French and Indian war came to a close in 1763, Great Britain was greatly in debt. They decided to regain this money by taxing the American Colonists with acts such as The Tea Act, The Stamp Act, The Townshend Acts, and The Intolerable Acts. Colonists were furious that Britain had the nerve to tax them when they didn’t even have representation in Parliament. They did everything in their power to try to at least make a compromise with Britain, even sending the king a letter asking him if he could try to address some of their complaints; unfortunately, the king was noncompliant. There was no other choice; America was destined to become independent one way or another.

The 13 Colonies are broken down into 3 parts, Middle, Southern, and New England Colonies. There were many similarities and differences between all of the 13 Colonies. Many of them ranging from their climate and geography to the role women and African Americans played. A variety of people came from all around the world to the 13 Colonies for many different reasons. In the Middle Colonies, there was a very diverse population.

The British impose taxes onto the American colonists to pay of their debt from the war. When the British force these taxes onto the colonists, it makes them feel as if all their efforts towards freedom were for nothing. Colonists left Britain to hopefully escape British control but the British wouldn’t let them have their freedom.

Consequently, the British Parliament imposed taxation on the colonists in the 1760’s. The colonists resented this intrusion, for they felt they were not truly represented in the British government. Taxation without representation became the rallying cry of the colonists.

After the French and Indian War the United Colonies and Britain began to clash. This was, for the most part, due to taxation without representation. Britain had began to tax the colonists heavily due to the debt of the war. On top of this King George III had just made the proclamation of 1763, preventing all colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. This upset the colonists because they had just fought risking their lives for that land and now they are told they cannot use it. Britain's point of view on “taxation without representation” was that the colonists were being represented through virtual representation. While the colonists’ point of view was that virtual representation was not a fair way to be represented and instead should be represented through actual representation.

The British had control of the thirteen colonies for many years prior to the French and Indian War. After the war Britain took sole possession of the thirteen colonies. The French and Indian War had put Britain in debt so they began taxing the colonists. Britain also began to enforce laws made by the King of England. This led to the phrase "no taxation without representation". The colonists had no other choices but to try and settle their differences with Britain or attempt to break away.