between Britain and its American colonies? Use the documents and your knowledge of the period 1740-1766…
The French and Indian war officially began in the year 1754, and ended 9 years later in 1763 after the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Even though the war ensured that the Great Britain gained territorial control in North America, the costs led to the colonies paying for the war expenses through the frontier policy. This had great effects on the colonies businesses and livelihood and thus ultimately led to great discontentment between the British and the colonies eventually leading to the American Revolution.…
When the British came back to the colonies they had to have a way to pay off their war debt. The British started to limit trade to only the mother country. This allowed Britain to make money off of the colonies, this was called mercantilism. When the king could not make enough money off of that he turned to taxes. His first act was called the Sugar Act. This act put taxes on sugar and the main drink in the colonies was tea. People were furious they had to pay taxes on sugar and molasses.(doc 2)…
The French and Indian war affected the relations between the British and the American colonies through political turmoil, economical debt leading to strict taxation, and ideological differences which increased colonial violence. These sources of anger and resentment created a permanent gap between Britain and the American Colonies that would eventually lead to a brutal revolution.…
The relationship that existed between the American colonists and Britain became increasingly defiant in nature, due to Britain’s attempt to maintain superiority over the American colonies. Many changes ensued within this relationship, primarily politically and economically, within the century preceding the Revolutionary War.…
The French and Indian War is a very well known war and it’s most famous cause is the events that took place at Fort Necessity. However the truth is, is that there is much more to that war than just one incident. The French and British did not have good history with each other already so it was not easy immigrating to the same land without a head leader. As well as the ways of making money for the two different countries is different so they tend to clash in that respect. Lastly coming to the New World is about gaining power and control and they saw each other in the way of becoming a superpower country.…
As more colonists from Britain began to settle in the colonies, more land was needed to accommodate the larger number of people. In the past, disputes with Indians have been caused by the colonists’ need for land, and its resources, which the Indians needed as well. The Indians would either peacefully move inland, or fight back violently. As King George wanted the Ohio River Valley that France occupied, he sent Washington and his troops to occupy the Ohio River region to claim his presence, thus the competition for the territory, which evolved into the French and Indian War. The French and Indian War was a turning point in American history, for the colonists and colonial affairs were strictly monitored unlike before, and treaties with Indians…
Prior to 1763 the colonists had no choice but to go along with Parliament's right to take actions on their behalf and the predominance of Britain's economic benefits over their personal ones. Seven Years' War was the war that altered the parliaments actions, had been intended to regulate trade and nothing else, Parliament's arrangements began to conflict with the colonists' interests. This caused the colonies to grow and thrive, by the time the British realized this Americans had already established lucrative trade with other countries. Britain became more aware of this growing “problem” and began to keep a close eye on the colonies and implemented regulatory policies, the British instituted a series of laws of trade and navigation known as the Navigation Acts. The purposes of these acts were to limit colonial trade to the British only. For this to be accomplished all trading to be done involving the colonists was to be on either English vessels or…
The Seven Years War caused Britain to spend beyond its means in order to secure North American land. As a result of this, the nation found itself in terrible debt. Considering how Britain helped support and develop the colonies into thriving societies, Parliament decided it was time for the colonies to help support Britain financially. The colonists thought completely differently. Taxation was seen as a threat. The British government sapped wealth from other territories in Scotland and Ireland among other colonies. The Colonists feared, and rightfully so, that the same would be done to them. Parliament lacked colonial representation, which meant the colonists were subject to the will of the British government. The colonists were in danger of becoming nothing more than Britain’s piggy bank. Before British imperial policies angered the colonists, it was the Seven Years War that set the table for the American Revolution.…
The seven years war left Britain in debt and enlarged overseas possesions to defend, London insisted that the colonist help pay for the protection the British provided. The British oppositions thinks who insisted that power inevitably seeks to encroach upon liberty, colonial leaders came to see these measures as part of Britsh design to undermine their freedom.Having only recently gloried in their enjoyment of Britsh Liberty they came to conclude that membership in the empire was a threat to freedom rather than its foundation(Foner 172).The colonist argued that London couldn't tax them because they were underrepsrented in Parliament. The British governement put out a warrant to search for smuggled goods anywhere at anytime. Prime Minster George…
The United States, like many other countries, had to fight for independence from their homeland. It was the American colonies who paved the way into fighting for their freedom and independence. In eighteenth century, many countries were facing sever inflation by the British parliament. Their goal is to gain more money for King George III and pay war efforts back. Britain’s main target was the colonies of the British Empire, also known as the American colonies. Although, many American colonies consisted of mainly low poverty men, women, and children. The most significant period was from 1754 to 1773.The battles and events that occurred are the main reason the war began. Americans had to face the seven years war, sugar act,…
The French-Indian war established the American Colonies in the Eastern seaboard of the North American Continents. The war was funded and fought by the British Empire and often referred to as the “7 year war” though in actuality it lasted 9 years. Although most of the fighting took…
In order to understand how the relationship between Britain and the American Colonies became so strained, we must first examine the nature of Britain's imperial authority. Economic relations between the two entities were governed by Navigation Acts and trade Acts. These Acts existed for the express purpose of maximizing profits for Britain with regards to her colonies in North America. They served to completely control colonial trade, and in the process stifled some sectors of the colonial economy. To Britain's dismay, many colonists openly flouted these regulations during the Seven Years War, largely because of Britain's preoccupation with the ongoing hostilities. After the war it became clear the extent to which some colonists had openly flouted the Trade and Navigation Acts. This was doubly insulting for Britain because of the perceived sacrifices made by Britain during the war in terms of material and men, all spent to keep the colonies (and colonists) out of French hands. The colonists, on the other hand, had become more economically prosperous and decidedly less dependent…
Taxation on the Colonies was one of the main reasons that the people felt the need to start a revolution and eventually become independent. The French and Indian war caused a massive amount of debt for Britain’s people, they had to find out a way to pay that amount of money throughout the years. By 1770, Britain’s debt was about 140 million. As they obviously were not able to pay by themselves, using the Colonies seemed the best plan. Without thinking of how their next actions could affect the Colonies, the Parliament started applying taxes non-stop to the 13 colonies to pay. “Additional taxes were levied on the American colonists, there were objections and dissension-“(The Road to Revolution). All taxes were made so Britain could raise their revenue. The first tax that brought anger to the colonists was the sugar act. The sugar act required all colonists to pay a tax for their cargo, if the tax was not paid, any royal official could freely and legally take the cargo and not have any punishment to its actions. The colonies were going through post war depression and could not afford to be paying any taxes, moreover the people were angry how the British could did…
I assume that the time period to focus predominantly on in answering this question is the circa fifteen years from when Britain in 1760 emerged victorious from the French and Indian War, and up to the events of the early 1770s that in the end led to the decisions at the Continental Congress in 1774; skirmishes between colonial minutemen and British troops in early 1775; and the declaration of independence in 1776.…