Should A Country Hold Its Colonies Responsible For Their Own Mistakes And Lack Of Good Judgment?
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Debate: aftermath of the French and Indian War
Should a country hold its colonies responsible for their own mistakes and lack of good judgment? The answer to this question is no. When a country's leader makes poor decisions that affect the welfare of its country's citizens, the government should take full responsibility for their mistakes; especially when the government is a monarchy and not a democracy where the people have a say in political controversies. From the mid 1750s through the early 1760s Great Britain involved themselves in a costly war with the French that allowed the British to acquire vast amounts of new territory yet left its economy in financial disaster. the British spent large amounts of money to supply its army and navy with necessary equipment that would help them to conquer the French. this costly war left England struggling to find ways to pay off large amounts of war debt. instead of finding other means to pay of its debt, the british decided to levy taxes upon the American colonies, and to move troops into the colonies to monitor …show more content…
The Stamp Act of 1765 was established after the French and Indian War to help the British pay for war damages and debts acquired during the war. The Stamp Act placed a tax on all printed material in the colonies. This act aroused a large amount of protest from the colonist who felt it was unfair for Britain to issue taxes upon the colonists especially since the colonist had no representation in Parliament. A country should not be allowed to levy taxes upon its colonies, especially when the colonies are a great distance from the mother country. Great Britain lack of interest in the colonies in the beginning of American colonization is the reason for the colonist adapting a new sense of independency. For the British to pay attention to the colonist only when they are in need of money is
Debate: aftermath of the French and Indian War
Should a country hold its colonies responsible for their own mistakes and lack of good judgment? The answer to this question is no. When a country's leader makes poor decisions that affect the welfare of its country's citizens, the government should take full responsibility for their mistakes; especially when the government is a monarchy and not a democracy where the people have a say in political controversies. From the mid 1750s through the early 1760s Great Britain involved themselves in a costly war with the French that allowed the British to acquire vast amounts of new territory yet left its economy in financial disaster. the British spent large amounts of money to supply its army and navy with necessary equipment that would help them to conquer the French. this costly war left England struggling to find ways to pay off large amounts of war debt. instead of finding other means to pay of its debt, the british decided to levy taxes upon the American colonies, and to move troops into the colonies to monitor …show more content…
The Stamp Act of 1765 was established after the French and Indian War to help the British pay for war damages and debts acquired during the war. The Stamp Act placed a tax on all printed material in the colonies. This act aroused a large amount of protest from the colonist who felt it was unfair for Britain to issue taxes upon the colonists especially since the colonist had no representation in Parliament. A country should not be allowed to levy taxes upon its colonies, especially when the colonies are a great distance from the mother country. Great Britain lack of interest in the colonies in the beginning of American colonization is the reason for the colonist adapting a new sense of independency. For the British to pay attention to the colonist only when they are in need of money is