Compare And Contrast The Revolutions To The Early 1700s

The American Revolution had many more causes than the French Revolution. Both Revolutions were generally caused by taxation without representation; meaning the colonist and the third estate did not have a voice of opinion in these new laws. The stamp act and smuggling passed parliament, and those laws were placed on the colonist. Everything was being taxed; that money paying off the debt of the French and Indian War, also being sent to England. King Louis XVI raised the third estates taxes to pay off the debt of wars and deficit spending. Both the third estates and the colonist didn't have a say in the new laws or work they were now having to follow. The French and the Americans had a rebellion that lead them into the revolution. The colonist had the Boston tea party where the colonist dressed as Native Americans to board ship that help the highly

The British had sent more than 10,000 troops to North America by the end of the French and Indian War. The British felt like they had spent a great deal of money in protecting the American colonists. They were in debt around 140 million pounds. To pay off all of their debt the British decided to increase the enforcement of existing taxes on the Colonists and impose additional taxes. The British issued The Proclamation of 1763 which meant the colonists couldn’t cheat the Indians out of land. They also establish a border in where they could not buy land. This made the colonist mad because it made them feel like the British were interfering and trying to limit their economic growth.

Heavy taxing was a burden on the people of both nations, especially since almost everything was taxed, with a high price. Both nations suffered economical hardships that eventually led to the acknowledgment that action must be taken in order to eliminate the hierarchy and place power in the hands of the people. In the French Revolution, the people were loaded with disastrously high taxes charged to support a wealthy monarchy. The French monarchy exempted the clergy and the nobles from paying taxes. Therefore, the tax burden was only paid by people from the third estate: the peasants, farmers and merchants. This unfair treatment greatly angered the French people and caused further resentment. Likewise, in the American Revolution, the colonies were also burdened with heavy taxes. Britain was economically dependent on the colonies, for it kept taxing them. This angered the colonists because they felt that they receive little to no benefit from their funds that were being spent in Britain instead. Also, the taxes were forced upon them thus, giving the people no choose but to pay, this eventually would become the basis of the American Revolution. The people of both revolutions were treated unequally and were burdened with high taxes hence causing further resentment amongst the

This enraged the colonist and made them rethink their political views. The Proclamation of 1763 also had a significant effect on the attitudes of the colonials towards the British. After the war and the Treaty of Paris, the Proclamation of 1763 was one of the first documents issued to govern the colonies. This proclamation simply stated that no further settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains would be allowed. The colonists looked at the proclamation as putting an off limits sign on the Ohio River Valley which the whole war had started over. The Proclamation was actually misinterpreted by the colonist and Britain’s failure to clearly identify its intentions began the chain of events that led to the American Revolution. Each political step taken by the British after the French and Indian War drew Americans closer and closer to revolution.

The Proclamation of 1763 began a growing resentment for basically the same reason they were upset towards the Indians. In the Transcript of the Proclamation of 1763, it states, ” And We do further strictly enjoin and require all Persons whatever, who have either wilfully or inadvertently seated themselves upon any Lands within the Countries above described, or upon any other Lands, which, not having been ceded to, or purchased by Us, are still reserved to the said Indians as aforesaid, forthwith to remove themselves from such Settlements.”(King George III, 1763) If I was a colonist and I read this I would be like, “you are not my mom. I get your my King and have almost complete control over me, but you are not my mom and can’t tell me what to do.”, but then I would follow him in fear that I would get in trouble and be killed. King George III also writes. “And We do further declare it to be Our Royal Will and Pleasure, for the present as aforesaid, to reserve under Our Sovereignty, Protection, and Dominion, for the Use of the said Indians...We do hereby strictly forbid, on Pain of Our Displeasure, all Our loving Subjects from making any Purchases or Settlements whatever, or taking Possession of any of the Lands above reserved, without Our especial Leave and License for that Purpose first obtained.”(King George III,1763) The Colonists were probably mad for the same reason as they were upset. It’s kind of like the King saying, it’s our pleasure, like a mom saying to an aunt that their kid didn’t want to come over, to give this land. Also “Our loving Subjects” is also like a mom getting on to their kid being like “my Wonderful daughter”, but in code saying “you better behave”. But it wasn’t their pleasure and they were just saying that to get on the Indians good side, and the colonists knew that so they were getting more and more upset, until they eventually rebelled. The growing resentment between them started when this Proclamation was written and the colonists got so fed up that they eventually rebelled.

In 1763, a peace treaty had just been signed. This was called the Peace of Paris which ended a long series of costly conflicts between Britain and France during the French and Indian wars. Because France had lost, they were forced to give all the American territory to Great Britain. After Great Britain took control of the region, King George III did not want to fight another war in America so he forbid colonial settlement on the western lands. This was called the Proclamation line of 1763. This proclamation angered many colonies since they believed that a king who ruled across the ocean could not determine the colonist needs and had no right to limit where they could settle. This was the beginning of many troubles in the colonies.

The Proclamation of 1763 was completely and wholly unfair to the colonists, and can be considered one of the first events to incite the idea of an American revolution. The colonists were forbidden from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains after the Seven-Years War when British gained control of land in the west that the French had owned. The colonists were eager to continue exploring America and settling west of the colonies, but they were suddenly forbidden from settling in what used to be French territory. The Proclamation of 1763 angered a lot of colonists who saw it as unfair for the British to take land away from the colonies.

Between 1763 and 1776, tensions between the colonists and Britain built steadily. Britain’s fear that the colonies were headed towards independence led them to the institution of major reforms that severely limited the colonies economically and politically. The inevitable backlash to these policies led to even more stringent ones, which convinced the colonists that the British were actively attempting to infringe on their rights as Englishmen. However, “Until a few months before it happened, nearly all colonists denied that they desired independence..”(LEP,197). Thus, the general population of colonists were not interested in breaking from the mother country until they felt that their rights were being obstructed.(LEP).

When the Proclamation of 1763 was created, many colonists felt betrayed. Many felt as though the war their families fought for was pointless and no longer had a meaningful end. The people of America started to

Great Britain did not strictly govern the English colonies so they traded and developed their own independent governments without any interference. The colonies were left in salutary neglect and it wasn’t until after the French and Indian war that the way the colonies were governed changed. After the French and Indian war, the Native Americans were dissatisfied with the treatment from the British officials and they organized Pontiac’s Rebellion. Because of this, King George decided to pass the Proclamation of 1763, which forbade all settlements past a line drawn among the Appalachian Mountains. The colonists were upset because the law prevented from settling in the Ohio Valley and some already had land in the area, but could not return to

“British soldiers began taunting and cursing them while they pelted them with snowballs”(doc c). Although the colonists were throwing snowballs and did start it, it was unnecessary for the soldiers to fire their weapons in response. If they just held their ground it would have shown Britain is strong and can be in control. The Soldiers wanted the colonists’ respect without earning it, and the colonists knew the British soldiers were there to enforce unfair laws. “British government however, passed laws called the Proclamation of 1763. The law stated that colonists could not move westward of the Appalachian mountains”(Doc A). The British soldiers were telling the American colonists where they were able to live. Any colonist who lived west of the Appalachian mountains would have to move back to the east side. The colonists were not pleased with Britain's strict rules and not want to abide by

Alexander Samples Dr. Tucker Hist1301 15 November 2014 British Impositions and Colonial Resistance Conflict between the American colonies and the British government between 1763 and 1775 was through a series of laws that regulated trade and taxes. These series of laws precipitated the American Revolution, causing tension between the colonist and the British officials. Officials would not acknowledge American complaints about these new laws, making the colonist very angry. Starting in 1763 King George III signed the Proclamation of 1763, which prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains by English. Also requiring people already settled in that region to return east to make peace with Native Americans.

In 1763, the British and the colonists emerged victorious from the Seven Years’ War after the signing of peace terms at Paris, granting Britain a colonial empire in North America and an end to control of North American lands by the French and groups of Native Americans. These similarities did not last long, however. On October 7, 1763, Parliament passed the Proclamation of 1763, prohibiting colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, a frontier which the colonists believed they could explore after defending and securing a New World empire. This angered the colonists, and their bitterness toward their mother country would become significantly stronger over the following twelve years leading up to the inception of war with Britain.

This adjusted the amount of land the Indians got and the colonists were allowed the Ohio River Valley, but the colonists were still angry at Britain because they had just fought and died for their right to that land. The Proclamation of 1763 was the first stepping stone in a long and rough road to revolution.

Oppression is the foundation of revolution. Injustice fuels revolutionary fervor in the oppressed. In the eyes of the colonists, the British oppressed the colonists. In the late Eighteenth Century, increased taxation and restrictions imposed by the British were intolerable actions. Many colonists saw these actions as unjust and oppressive. Increased political restrictions and economic exploitations resulted in increased revolutionary fervor. The oppression of the colonists during Britain’s seemingly tyrannical reign led to the American Revolution. Colonists were outraged by Britain’s disregard of the British Constitution displayed by taxes and restrictions. . Economic acts implemented by the British resulted in other complaints regarding the circumstances under which the acts were implemented. In other words, the American Revolution was comparatively not about money. Although America’s problems with Britain were seemingly economic, colonists cared more about political power and independence than taxation itself. Grievances expressed by colonists mostly reflected the a lack of representation, the minimization of colonial self-government, and the deprivation of rights. Consequently, the American Revolution was caused by British economic and political policies that led to unfavorable colonial opinions of the 18th Century British government.