Analyze The Reasons For The Spanish American Revolutions

The Spanish American and North American Revolutions had interesting, but slightly different reasons for their revolts. In the North, the colonists had a conservative reason for wanting independence. Years before the North American Revolution, the Colonists had mainly everything they needed and wanted, including equality, freedom of religion, and separation from the parliament of England. Nearing the beginning of the North American Revolution, though, the United Kingdom began to get greedy. The greed of the United Kingdom is shown in multiple instances, including the Sugar Act, the Quartering Act, and the Stamp Act. Each of the these acts took away a freedom of the colonists, benefiting the British. For example, the Sugar Act placed a high tax on imported sugar and molasses, giving lots of money to the british.

Lastly, the Stamp Act forced colonists to have printed materials on taxed stamped paper, which also gave money to the British. The colonies of the Spanish American Revolution were also angered with their controlling power, but in different ways. The first reason was for Spain limiting the freedom of trade. With Spain limiting trade, the wealthy landowners became angry because they couldn't sell anything to other countries. Another reason for the Spanish American Revolution was for Spain’s want for greater control over all of their colonies. Spain accomplished the task by placing many high tariffs and taxes, which angered the people greatly. Specifically, in Mexico, Spain also limited the use of the land and increased the price of food drastically.. The causes of the North American and Spanish American Revolutions were slightly different, but in the big picture, both had similar ideas for what they were fighting