Summary: Imperialist Rivalry

The War of 1812 was a war that lasted for two years that helped the United States to firmly and officially establish its independence. After finishing with the concern of France, England turned its attention over to the United States. At first, the United States did not want to resort to war and fighting (Doc. B) but rather sort out their issues economically--because England had seized all ships that did not stop in the British port before heading to their other European destinations, Congress passed the Embargo Act and then the Non-Intercourse Act, allowing trade with all nations except France and England. Then, England refused to allow this trade to occur, so America had to resort to war. The Northeastern Federalists were not in favor of

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.

Since they didn’t have the resources to keep fighting, they had to surrender and sign the Proclamation of 1763. This contract ordered the colonists out of the frontier, but many colonists didn’t follow this order. Many colonists did not follow this order because there was too much profit to be made, not to mention, it is hard to govern colonies from an entire ocean. The king was furious with them for disobeying and violating the contract. Great Britain put a tax on sugar. They did that so the colonies would raise money for them to protect the colonies from Native Americans. This was called the Sugar Act. The colonists were upset about this act because they believe they did not start the war with the French and Indians. They felt like they had no part in Parliament. As a result, Samuel Adams founded the Committees of Correspondence to improve communication among the colonies in the disagreement with England. There was a lot of conflict with this act the conflict will continue on through the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was all about taxing paper items. It taxed licenses, newspapers, and colonial paper products. The colonists thought this was a really unfair act being passed. This act caused a series of resolutions to be published. The series of resolutions stated that the act violated the rights of the colonists. The Stamp Act was later on repealed by Parliament in 1766. After this act was repealed,

England knew it would be very expensive if they sent troops from England across the Atlantic Ocean to help the colonies. So England made a deal with the settlers. If they helped them win the war, the new land that would be gained because of the war would be rewarded to them. After many casualties on both sides of the war, the settlers did help England defeat the French but England did not keep their promise. Instead England prohibited the colonials from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains. This really made the colonials angry because it made them feel like they lost loved ones in that war for no

The reasons behind the sudden transition of England and it’s American colonies from allies to enemies is still debated today. When the colonies were first created they had a somewhat dependent relationship with the British. Trade was regulated through the British homeland while the British provided structure for the developing colonies. As salutary neglect came into play, the colonies became more independent in their ways by developing their own governments and laws. After the French and Indian War, the British economy dropped due to war expenses. The passing of the Stamp Act and all the taxes to follow were an attempt to create revenue for the British. This created tension between the colonists and the British government. The British government caused rebellion by trying to tax the colonists in ways that had not previously been done and by trying to control the colonies more closely than it previously had. The colonies were justified in waging war and breaking away from the British due to the unfair tyrant, burdensome taxes, and the aggressive behavior of the British.

Prior to the “Imperial Crisis” 1763-1775, Great Britain had a few set backs all while carrying the world on their shoulders. France was quickly moving out of North America and Spain was out of Florida, all while loosing power, allowing for Great Britain to only move up. After about one hundred years of continuous war, Great Britain had found themselves sinking in a pile of national debt due to the fact that they borrowed money by collected taxes to reduce or try and stabilize the debt they had already piled up. Another problem that arose was that the British taxpayers demanded and received many tax cuts, which reduced government income, only reducing the spending. Limiting spending only hurt Britain more, because it was very tough to decrease the disbursement when you are the biggest world power and have the responsibility to maintain a large army and navy, all well protecting your colony from the growing of large, powerful enemies.

Now, the Revolutionary War started with many different battles and disagreements with the British and Patriots. Battles such as the Boston Massacre, Battle of Lexington and Concord, and Battle of Bunker Hill played big roles. Battles that were fought through words were also very important. The Patriots grew impatient with the British for taxing them without representation. This means they were taxing them and didn’t even pay any attention to the Colonies besides gathering their money. They were treated like mules. Other acts that made the colonist angry were the Stamp Act, Tea Act, Sugar Act, Townshend Act, along with many others. The Colonist did a lot of boycotting that made the British so mad they ending blocking off Boston Harbor to stop there supply from other surrounding countries. As you can see there were many different reasons to make both sides want to go to war. This is the

When America won the war for independence in 1781, the economy of the country was in a terrible state. During the war, British Navy has had great authority and damaged most of the American ships, crippling the flow of trade. Since both the armies repeatedly stole from local farms in order to find food and shelter, the farmers suffered even more. After the war, America faced more financial problems. Britain punished the United States through different methods. For instance, Britain stopped importing from US and also forbade its remaining colonies in the Caribbean from dealing with the United States. The south could not export their produces like rice, tobacco which was big part of their economy. A large amount of debt taken by the States to

Unjust Actions From the beginning of the colonies there was always unrest on whether or not they should be dependent on England. This was a debate that was had amongst colonists since before Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence. Declaring their independence was the colonies last standing offense to the King before he decided that England needed to step in. To the English monarchy, the colonies were unjust in declaring independence from them due to their ownership of the lands where the colonies lie; however speculation may tell Americans today that Jefferson was just in his actions against the crown.

In the mid-1700s, there were many problems that led to the Revolutionary War. The colonists faced many difficulties because of Britain. They went against the British because after the Seven-Years War they felt that the British were treating the colonists unfairly, imposing taxes even though they were allies in the Seven-Years War. Even though the colonists were British, it is debatable to whether or not the colonists were influenced negatively by the British and that they wanted to separate themselves from Britain, or whether the colonists just wanted to become an independent nation of their own because they see themselves as a separate nation. Having said that, I think that because of the Seven-Years War, it led to many events which caused

The British were putting many acts and depriving civil rights from the colonists which eventually lead to boycotting the acts. The first was act the Stamp Act, the stamp act was an act that was used on items like dice and playing cards to raise money for the British. The money that was being made off of then taxing was being sent to England instead of the colonies which is against the

The whole problem originated because the British were in a decent amount of debt and taxes were increased on the Colonists. Originally, the British did not tax the colonies very much, but it was considered an outrage. The Colonists started to create armed protests and pouring tar and feathers on people connected to Great Britain. The colonists were unhappy when they realized they were being taxed with no representation Great Britain was known for their exceptional navy, well organized and disciplined army and a government to control and protect. The colonies were lacking all three of these essential war aspects.

Prior to the American Revolution, there was never a perfectly healthy economic relationship between the colonists and England. This tension emerged with the establishment of the Proclamation of 1763 which ensured that colonists did not settle past the Appalachian mountains. The colonists were mad, because they just fought a war for England and were gifted a restrain. This was because England could not afford to send over more troops

History is what defines the world. Whatever happens in history has a cause and effect. One little change in history can change the world dramatically. The French and Indian war has many conclusions with many theories on how the world would be now. In the end, the war ended one way and has already affected the world.

After the war the Colonist, just like before the war, didn’t see why they really needed any support from the British. The war even started to unify them together at the Albany plan of union. But the British on the other hand, by fighting a war over the Colonies gained a much higher investment in the Colonies since they had fought a bloody war and earned a substantial debt for the colonies Defense. After the war the British could no longer afford to let the Colonies have the level of independence they had after they had invested so much in them and so they started to enforce British rule and increase taxation. The Colonist resented the change from the old ways of neglect and started to see the British as some foreign power imposing its will and taxes on them from 4,000 miles away. The British now had no choice but to be more involved in the Colonies and the Colonies no longer wanted or needed the British to be more involved. Although, much did change because of the war some things still stayed the same. The British still had many loyal subjects in the colonies and many colonist still relied on the