On How Did The Colonists Responded To England's Response To The French Revolution

The mistake of not making simple reforms, like allowing one representative in parliament per colony would lead to revolts, and even groups coming together. Some revolts were peaceful while others, which affected the tax collectors and stamp sellers, were violent resulting in the tarring and feathering of the British officials. The Sons of Liberty, led by Samuel Adams, James Otis, and Patrick Henry, were a very radical and overdramatic group, Patrick Henry would make the fateful statement of “Give me liberty or give me death.” On October 7th, 1765 the Stamp act congress would meet there were representatives from 9 of the 13 colonies. The representatives made a decision to boycott British goods. By March of 1776, the Stamp Acts will have been appealed, but the government in England is not happy.

As generations grew up in America, nationalism within the colonies grew towards their new country. These settlers slowly lost their patriotic tie to Great Britain and it’s ruler, King George III. So when the French and Indian War ended in America, and the indebted England needed some compensation from American settlers in the form of taxes, the colonists questioned the authority of England and their ability to rule them. British imperial policies such as the Sugar Act of 1764 and the Townshend Tea Tax caused uproar within the colonies against British rule without

During the war, the colonists who were fighting, began to realize just how much they were deprived. The colonists observed how much more the British possessed and wanted the same since they were still Englishmen (Doc D). The English officials that came to lead in the colonies were not the most pleasant to work with and also were not superior listeners. The officers ignored what the colonists said, even if it was a colonial military leader. The colonial soldiers were seen as weak and inferior and were not respected by the officers. After the war, the taxes the colonists had to pay, also created new opinions in their minds (Doc G). Colonists began considering more about becoming separate from England and governing their own government. Revolutionaries propagated their ideas of disbanding as well. These theories created unity in the colonies but weakened the link between England and various colonists.

In 1774 the citizens of the British-American colonies began to perform formal acts of revolt with the rejection of the Massachusetts government act. After that point, there were many revolutionary actions towards the mother country, be it protests, boycotts, the Boston Tea Party, or other similar behaviors. The aforementioned examples of early revolutionary feats were certainly pivotal towards the revolutionary effort. However, they were not quite entirely caused by the British colonists. Most of the activities the colonists performed were instigated by something that was entirely different: the French and Indian War (also referred to as the 7 years’ war).

A new era of revolution was emerging on the American colonies and its mother country Great Britain. The American colonists were suffering by many cruel acts enacted by the British Parliament. These British policies were encouraging the Americans to feel as if their rights were constantly being violated by Great Britain. Not to mention these policies enacted only benefitted Great Britain. The colonists started to feel enslaved by the imperial policies enacted on them. It can be argued that most colonists at the time thought that the “British colonists lived on an empire of goods.” This quote means that the American colonists desired to be treated equally as the English settlement. The harsh policies and unequal treatment started to affect the colonies’ economic, political, and geographic positions which escalated the colonists’ resistance to British rule which also led to a stronger desire for a republic empire. The colonists desired to have their own sense of government and economy. They wanted to enact their own laws and policies.

The colonists were at first frustrated by the commands of the British and would simply ignore the Proclamations of the Privy Council who found it hard to enforce it orders (Schultz, 2010). The Sugar Act, and Quartering Act, were very unpopular among the colonist, but only had a mild effect on the colonist. Moreover, the Stamp Act had a substantial effect throughout the colonists that actually started resistance groups. The Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty formed in protest of the Stamp Act. The Sons and Daughter of Liberty would intimate the British officials, boycott, and make their own clothing to protest the Stamp Act.

Most were outraged and spoke out against the injustice such as in the speech by Patrick Henry when he states, “We can under law be taxed only by our representatives. We have no representatives in the British Parliament...The Stamp Act is against the law. We must not obey it...King George is a tyrant” (Document 1). Speeches like this inspired the patriots to rise up and take action against the law. Many smuggled goods such as newspapers and letters while others made propaganda against the British. Colonists began protesting publicly and called much attention to the problem facing the colonies which the British did not like at all. The colonists showed so much revolt against the tax that the British Parliament repealed it only a year after it was passed. That battle had been won by the colonists but the war was yet to

After the French and Indian War, Britain did numerous things to provoke the colonists to revolt against the tyrant king, King George III. The British taxed unfairly and enforced ridiculous laws on the colonists. the colonists rebelled due to anger and disgust toward Britain, and through pride and patriotism toward their future country, they fought for independence. King George III was a cruel and unfair man. He treated the colonists wrongly and ungraciously.

Colonists became furious with the Stamp Act and many people boycotted. They refused to pay taxes, ignored the stamps, and they even formed a secret society called the Sons of Liberty. Eventually, Parliament repealed the act but created the Declaratory Act. This showed that the Parliament had the right to make any laws. In 1767, they passed the Townshend Act which placed taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. This angered the colonists once again because it took power away from colonial

Firstly, the unfair policies and the colonists desire to be free from England resulted in the in the revolutionary war. Before the war, American officials aimed to take over land, profits, and political power from favorites of the British Empire. Therefore, during this time Americans were disgruntled. Thus, there was war between the French and Indians, called the Seven Years’ War. England won the war, and now began to focus on the British and Indians. However, British tried to established a peaceful relationship with the Indians by declaring Indian land beyond the Appalachians, through the Proclamation of 1763. They also needed revenues to pay for the war, and for that, they looked to colonists who refused to pay taxes. Around this time, an

The unwitting clemency of the British on the colonies was later rescinded as the colonists became more aware of the laws being placed on them from afar. The colonists wanted a voice in deciding what statutes and regulations were being placed on them by their proverbial motherland. While the ability to participate in politics was reserved for those who owned land, although ironically the amount of land owners in America had greatly outweighed those in Britain. Despite this Americans were virtually, not actually, represented in Parliament and this led to complications in both carrying out orders and the willingness to follow said orders. However, for the time being, however short it was, things managed to remain calm among the colonies. This calmness seemingly peaked at the end of the French and Indian War, George Washington goes as far as to order a suit from England in 1763 to help him mimic those of the British elite. He had not been the only American to rejoice in the aftermath of the French and Indian War: Many of his fellow compatriots viewed this as a step to further unify the colonists and the British, sharing in their freedom and rights.

After having years of benign British neglect, and after capably governing themselves, the people in the American colonies were not pleased when the British Parliament decided after the end of the successful end of the French Indian War in 1763 to become more engaged in the American colonists’ affairs. The British government wanted to protect the American colonies from future Indian and other attacks.

The first colonists arrived in the early 1600’s. As generations of colonists grew up in the new world they began to think of themselves as Americans rather than English citizens. In this same time period England began to think of the colonists as subjects rather than English citizens. This lack of respect for each other lead to distrust and the feeling of resentment, blaming each other for their troubles. The English blamed the Colonists for the cost of defending Britain’s interests in the new world and protection against invaders. On the other hand, the colonists felt the taxes imposed on them were excessive and used to pay off all of England’s debts, not just the ones rightfully owed for their defense.

Because of Britain?s unfair taxes and laws the colonists reacted in several different ways. Some reactions were economic, some were written, some were political and some were even violent. One reaction was to the taxes put on tea. The colonists had the Boston Tea Party in which colonists dressed as Indians and dumped hundreds of crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. (Doc#6) One form of violent protest was tarring and feathering. (Doc#2) It happened to a British customs inspector named John Malcom. He was stripped naked tarred and feathered, and dragged around town by horse drawn cart. (Doc#3) Another form of violent protest was when a stuffed dummy was hung in Boston representing a British tax collector named Andrew Oliver. Later that same night, his house was torn down in minutes by protesters. (Doc#4) A form of boycott was organized by the Sons and Daughters of Liberty. They made a poster saying not to buy anything from William Jackson, that if they did they would bring disgrace to

The Stamp Act was passed in 1765 and placed taxes on just about every paper transaction. This included legal documents, marriage certificates, newspapers, and several other items. According to Schweikart & Allen (2014), the Stamp Act was created because Grenville wanted to somehow decrease the cost of troops sent to defend the colonies (p. 70). The Stamp Act created hostility because the colonists were used to fairly low taxes. The colonists were infuriated by the taxes and as a result, organizations such as the Sons of Liberty came together to try to protest against Parliament’s decisions on taxes. The Sons of Liberty destroyed stamps and burned Thomas Hutchinson’s house, who was known as the lieutenant governor. As Schweikart & Allen (2014) state that the Sons of