There was blood everywhere. The ringing of bombs being dropped. The banging sound of gunshots. I’m here in bed trying to get to sleep. But I can’t.
British policies established in 1763-1776 greatly affected the colonists and pushed them towards developing their own republican values. All of the acts and taxes the British issued and how overly controlling the British were over the colonists was the starting point, also the increasing rebellions encouraged the colonists to break away from Britain’s rule, and finally the wars that resulted and seizing authority from the British was the final turning point for the colonists in eliminating Britain’s heavy-handed ruling over the colonists. The acts, and taxes that came with most of the acts, that the English imposed on the colonists was a substantial reason the colonists opposed British rule. After the French and Indian war the British found
Before the Revolutionary War had begun, the British government controlled the colonies under a mercantilist system. This economic system was unfair for the colonists as it primarily benefited the British as they were able to tax without representation. Virtual representation in Great Britain had colonists paying for wartime expenses through unfair tax laws. Britain had spent 100 times what France spent during the French and Indian War and the colonists now had to pay back Great Britain’s dept. Representation was a source of great pride in Great Britain despite all of its flaws.
(Beauchemin 10). Colonial taxpayers were not only paying for their own soldiers, but they were also paying for English soldiers as well. The war was between England and France, but was fought in the colonies. If it had not been for the English, the colonies would not have even been involved in this conflict to begin with. The colonies only needed protection by England due to the country itself; many of the English enemies would often go after American harbors and ships so they could gain the upper hand against England.
In addition to losing the support of the British military against foreign attackers, the colonies will slowly drift apart from each other. Each colony has different ideas and goals in mind. The South wants to have slaves while the North wants to release them. If the British are gone, the colonies will fight against each other because now without the British, they are able to do what they want. Another con is that the current peace they have with England will be lost.
To finance the wars Britain raised taxes immensely sparking upset in both the colonies and in England (pg. 169) England wanting to expand their empire in the colonies wanted French posts out of Pennsylvania sparking the Seven Year’s War. (170) Colonists fought against French and Native forces until the war was won by the British in 1759(170). Northern colonists who fought in the war left with a sense of nationality towards England. Not only had the war left a patriotic feeling with Britain but also brought the colonies closer together.
Thus, although England won the conflict, they would lose their original thirteen colonies. To support his argument, Anderson uses a simple but concise methodology. The book is laid out in a logical manner so that the lay reader can follow the argumentation; the book is not solely
R14 Class Notes – The American Revolution - Factors and Outcomes I. Advantages and disadvantages of the two sides. List 3 advantages of the British government and Army during the Revolutionary War and 3 advantages of the Patriots during the War. Britain Advantages American Advantages -Large Navy -Reason to fight -Lots of $ and Resources -Had
It’s been over 200 years since the original thirteen colonies of America fought their revolutionary war against Great Britain, in hopes of achieving their independence. We shall be going through a few areas of the Revolution, such as the military, social hierarchy, the role of men and women during the war, the colonists’ values of equality and their social contract response to the British government’s abuses, and we’ll compare these areas to the present day. The American Revolution started around April of 1775, when British redcoats and American militiamen exchanged gunshots in Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. However, that was only the beginning of the fighting; the reasons for the war date from years prior, when resistance from the
At the commence of the War England had a National Debt of 72,000,000 Pounds in 1754. By 1763, England had a National Debt of 135,000,000 Pounds, which equivalent to $10,000,000 today. With this economic collapse, England had to find newer ways of paying this money and a way of paying this off was by making tax and putting them on the Colonies. Mercantilism was employed to give/buy from England the manufactured goods and other items that will keep its economy stable. The British Council in 1763 Complained saying, “ We find that the revenue arising therefrom is very small and inconsiderable, ….
When a revolution begins, the leaders believe that they can create a way of life more prosperous than the current state. The ideals created by these revolutionaries are typically composed of a prosperous society void of any oppression, discrimination, and dependence which are sought out by overthrowing the current government. These ideals of a perfect ‘New Society’ are ordinarily never carried out to their fullest potential. The restraint of how far a society can be ruled to perfection without the issues of human greed, discrimination, untrustworthy, and oppression isn’t very giving. Human greed alone is enough to topple a thriving society back to the original oppressive situation they had been in before.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is an extremist rebel group, which tends to overthrow Iraq and Syria government control, seize their legitimate authority and establish the Islamic Caliphate in the Middle East. The United States and the regional states are concerned about the events in Iraq and Syria. The tensions in Iraq are different than in Syria due to the legitimate authority of the Iraq government. The resistance of ISIL is an essential tension to reach desired environment, but simultaneously the support from Iran to Iraq government should be taken into account as a future threat to the United States national objectives. In parallel the Assad regime lost its legitimacy when used force against peaceful protesters.
In 1775, the American colonies won the Revolutionary war against Great Britain. The war resulted in America’s independence from Britain and contributed to major fundamental changes in American history. The Americans had a number of advantages that helped them win the war against Britain, however they also faced tremendous difficulty prior to winning the war. To begin, the Americans were outnumbered against a professional, fully equipped army of 50,000 British troops. Unlike the British army, the American army consisted of 20,000 inexperienced troops and faced desperate shortages of firearm, uniforms, and food.
The French revolution is considered to be the most significant and effective event in the history. It changed the lives of many peoples and changed the future. Since people of France were under the control of the King they wanted to get rid of French government to eliminate power of the king. There were numerous other factors that also lead the French to the revolution. There were also many social unfairness among the taxes between the estates.
Although the British proved to be triumphant in the war, they lost a lot of money and a lot of soldiers. During the course of the years, Britain wanted economic relief and turned to the colonies. After the War, amplified British taxation on the colonies ruined the relationship that they had with the colonies. The British said the taxation
