Colonialism And The American Revolution

After the victory towards French in the Seven Years War, the political and social relationship of the colonists and Great Britain had shifted to a different direction. The colonists began to think of themselves as Americans. At that time, The British government felt that the colonies had become quite independence, and they wanted their colonies to start paying tax in order to help England pay the national debt. Not only were Americans forced to pay direct taxes, but they were also obliged to involve in strict regulatory acts such as Sugar Act and Currency Act. Sugar Act (1764) strongly affected American’s trading in which their oceanic vessels and cargos could be inspected by the British Navy and might be confiscated if the paper and the goods that being transported were in disagreement. Currency Act (1764) restricted colonial governments to print their own paper money. These two acts put some colonists in anger but they were not enough to result in civil disorder until the Stamp Act was passed. The reason that the colonists resisted government authority with the passage of the Stamp Act (1765) was because the Stamp Act collected taxes in all type of papers including newspapers, playing cards, licenses, and stamps. This outraged many colonists especially the educated and

After the French and Indian War, Britain went into debt. To pay off this debt they taxed the colonists. The colonists were not happy with these taxes because they didn’t have representation in Parliament. The Stamp Act and the Tea Act were two acts that Parliament passed. There were multiple actions of the British government after 1763 that caused anger in the colonies, leading to the Declaration of Independence.

Anglicization of the Britain’s American colonies was a big event for the course of not only American or British history, but world history. The colonists adopting many British ways and becoming very patriotic towards the “mother country” had a large effect on the events that unfolded in the late 18th century. While it is true that the American colonists were incredibly British during the beginning to the mid-18th century, the colonies had been around long enough to develop their own culture and way of doing things. The series of events and acts that were imposed on the colonists post French and Indian War got the ball rolling on what came to be known as the American Revolution. The colonists were so fed up with the way in which the British were tightening their hold on the colonies to the point where they were driven to rebellion. The combination of British and underlying American ideals in the pre-revolution era were a necessarily pre-requisite and important component of what would become the American Revolution.

In 1776, the original thirteen colonies officially declared their independence from Great Britain after the American revolution. This fight for freedom was not an easy one however and was brought on by a chain of events following the French and Indian War in 1754. After fighting in the French and Indian War, Great Britain had greatly over-extended itself, causing a period of severe debt. To cope with this debt, Parliament started trying to generate revenue for the country; one way this was done was though the passing of acts. In 1764, under the order of George Grenville, Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time, the Sugar Act and the Currency Act were implemented. These two acts were consumption taxes on sugar and printing currency, respectively. Not too long after these acts were passed, the Stamp Act of 1765 occurred, requiring colonists to pay for an official seal to have their mail sent. After this act was passed, colonists were becoming angry that they were being taxed on nearly everything. This anger led to the

American colonists mainly descended from England and were loyal to the British Crown, however, politically the decisions made in the Continental Congress and the stopping of salutary neglect angered the colonists, socially, as a result of unfair taxes, colonists from all the colonies began to rebel and thus have their interests aligned which developed a sense of social unity, and economically after many unjust acts were carried out by the British Empire, the colonies began to help one another, therefore between 1750 to 1776 colonists began to cease their loyalty towards England and develop an independent American identity.

The French and Indian war caused debts among the British. The British realized that during the war the income from the colonies was insufficient (document F). After the war, the British needed certain ways in which to gain revenue. They imposed taxes on the Colonists. These taxes, in turn, caused a stir among Americans. The Stamp Act was a tax imposed on the colonists without representation (document H). Their liberties as English citizens were being denied. Radical Whigs would go as far to say it

The stamp act put a tax on paper transactions including marriage certificates, ship’s papers, legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards. The colonies reacted strongly even engaging in violence. The sons of liberty destroyed the stamps and burned the house of the lieutenant governor. The colonist were not justified in reacting in the way that they did. The taxes were already imposed on Britain based citizens, their trade was protected, and the British were paying off the colonists debt.

The colonists desire for equal rights and independence were always within them, but dormant; however, the acts and taxes passed between 1763 and 1783 sparked the growth of their rebellious attitude towards Britain. From when the first settlers from Britain travelled to America, they sought independence to practice their religion. As time progressed, Britain became more scrutinous towards the colonies, leading to the eventual breakout of war and conflict as well as the Enlightenment-influenced ideas within them.

From 1763 to 1776 many battles occurred between the colonies and Great Britain. Colonist believed that Great Britain’s creation of laws such as the Stamp Act and Sugar Act were taking away their liberties and money. In response, the colonist rebelled to break away from Great Britain and become their own nation which today is know as the United States. Although the colonist growth in nationalism was a reason for the revolution, Britain's economic, political, and social policies on the 13 colonies influenced the colonist to rebel for their freedom which was also called the American Revolution.

The French and Indian War in 1754, left the British government in large debts. The war was known as the French and Indian War because thousands of Native Americans fought alongside the French. The British won the war thanks partly to the Americans, while they took over most of France’s northern territory. By 1764 the British had accumulated a national debt of 130 million pounds. The British decided, as a result of the debts, that they will take the people of the British colonies. This occurrence the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act wa a law that required all people that lived in the colonies, to pay a stamp tax on practically everything that was printed on paper including legal documents, bills of sale, contracts, wills, advertising, pamphlets, almanacs,

The war had greatly enlarged Britain's debt so the government decided to implement taxes on the colonists. While the colonists were resentful of these taxes, the British felt the colonists should pay for their own defense. George Greenville's Program contained a series of acts including the Stamp Act which said any document must have a stamp on it. This action enraged many colonists. The outrage over the taxes was justified by the British government as necessary because of the amount of land they now had. (Document 5) That the huge increase in territory and population drove them to regulate trade. The British also saw the taxes as fair because the British were “protecting” the colonists. Many colonists such as Benjamin Franklin wanted the Stamp Act repealed because of its unfair taxing. (Document 6) Franklin called for an immediate repeal of the act in a letter to a friend. The taxation of the colonists was a significant change that cause the shift between the British and the

The Constitution enabled the colonists to be fairly represented in the government, a privilege that the British government denied the colonists. After the French and Indian War in 1754, Britain was left with a massive amount of debt. To raise revenue, Parliament enforced multiple acts on the colonies. Two of these acts were the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act. The Sugar Act taxed imported items while the Stamp Act taxed anything that was on paper. Being that the Stamp Act was a direct tax, it infuriated the colonists. The colonists believed

After the French and Indian War ended in 1763, Britain had a huge debt that had to be paid. Unfortunately, the war had been a long and costly one and had taken it's toll on Britain's finances. In an effort to make up the debt Britain's Parliament began passing laws by placing taxes on goods purchased by the colonists in America. First, there was the Sugar Act in 1764, and then the Stamp Act the following year, as well as a variety of other laws enforced to get money from the colonists. Naturally, the colonists were not pleased with Britain's control and taxation. The colonists felt that they should not be held accountable for the debt and should not have to pay the taxes. The colonists felt that since Parliament was elected by people living in England and they did not take part in voting for members of Parliament then Parliament did not have the right to take their money by imposing taxes.

After the French and Indian War, Britain had a huge war debt needing to be paid off. The British decided to tax the colonists. The Stamp Act was a tax on the legal acclaim of documents; while the sugar act imposed heavy taxes on the sugar the colonists were trading. These acts and others were imposed onto the colonists with reasoning that the colonists were a part of their domain and English soldiers protected the colonists during the War. The colonists were enraged and did not agree with these new taxes, which they believed instilled a depiction of tyranny.

In March 1765 England passed the Stamp Act without the colonists approval. This sent all of the colonists into an outrage. The Stamp Act was a tax were all colonists would have to pay a tax on all of the British goods. England needed money to pay off war debts for the French and Indian war, which was between the French and the English, the Stamp Act would give the British money to pay off the soldiers and other people who helped in the war.