King George the third was the ruler of Great Britain during the time of the American Revolution and had a large impact on the colonies leading up into the American revolution. By the 1700’s, he had established thirteen colonies along the east coast. From this time period on the British faced war against the Americans during the French and Indian war. Although it brought victory, it put the British in a lot of debts. To make up the money, King George put various currency acts on the colonies in order to make revenue. Although the colonies still followed British culture, they also had to follow the rules and laws that King George had previously sent them with, along with the heavy taxes that were being put on them. He felt that since the colonist …show more content…
They were the ones providing Great Britain with the raw materials they needed to make finished goods to trade. The king passed many acts such as the revenue act, in order to levy taxes on all goods being imported into the colonies. This was one way of controlling their economy. He did this because Great Britain was in quite a lot of war debt due to the French and Indian war. Although he was not directly making the decisions, he made direct suggestions to Parliament as to how to handle the war debt. Since the colonies were mainly seen as a source of revenue and a way to keep his economy from falling, his perspective was that they should be able to tax the colonist as much as they needed. Once the colonies were pushed over the limit, they started to rebel. King George had to discuss these matters with Parliament, advising them to put ideas in order to quickly end the revolts. King George saw this as unloyal to him and Great Britain. He felt that they were abandoning their culture and land of origin. He knew that the colonies were a way of making more money for Great Britain, and if he lost control, then he would no longer be able to use them to make more