“Highly burdened by taxes themselves, the British were merely asking the colonies to bear the expense of their own administration and defense.” So, Britain needed money because they were helping them out but when they asked for it, the colonists protested. By doing this they were hurting Britain. Overall, they didn’t show any respect towards the King who had helped them out when they needed
What was the reason for his fighting?The British government decided to make the American colonies pay a large share of the war debt from
Maria Elena Perez 9/8/14 Period 3 The tightening of British control led to a revolution in colonial America that was led by a series of events. The taxes (Docs 1, 2, 3, 6) and laws (Docs 4, 5, 7, 8) that the British enforced led to actions (Docs 5, 7) that initiated the American Revolution. The British won a long and costly war against France, the Seven Years War. That left Great Britain with a large debt and Parliament saw the colonies as a source of money, so the British raised taxes to pay for war.
The American colonies established their resistance to the British royal crown, as the ministers of King George III began to impose new taxes trying to reduce debt that incurred during the French and Indian War, aka the Seven Years War (1754-1763). The American
The king of England was not an unjust ruler. He imposed the taxes on the Americans as payment for the protection that the military provided the colonies from Native Americans and French soldiers who considered the land that was colonized by the British as theirs. Not only were the people being protected, but every colony had a representative that spoke for the people and could communicate their grievances with the king given the chance to have an audience. In addition, King George the third removed some taxes that were placed on the Americans after various complaints from the representatives.
After the French and Indian War King George III figured there was way too much money spent for the upkeep and supplies of his army. Realizing this King George III wanted to raise the taxes to help replenish the money that was lost during time and this is why the reason for the American Revolutionary War ultimately came down to money. Although the patriots wanted to gain freedom and independence, the
During the Colonial Era (1492-1763), colonists were justified in waging war against Great Britain; due to the inequitable Stamp Act, the insufferable British oppression, and the perceived tyranny of King George III, the king of Great Britain, however, the colonists were unjustified in some of their actions. In Colonial America, colonists were justified in waging war against Great Britain, because the Stamp Act was unfair and viewed as punishment. Because of the war, Britain had no other choice but to tax the colonists to pay for the debt. For example, according to document 2, the author states that the act was not only for trade but for “the single purpose of levying money.”
The people of America (colonists) were tired of being controlled by England. They wanted to be free and independent. They believed that they were able to control themselves and be their own country. They wanted England to let go of their control and to view them as independent and their own country.
The British government was not looking for the best of the people. They were only thinking about what they wanted; the government was not interested in what the people wanted so they decided to make decisions on their own, which resulted in changes that form the United States today. Because of this, they were justified in rebelling and declaring independence. One reason why the colonists decided to rebel and declare independence was because of taxation.
I am excited to read about an expanding empire of Liberty, how Jefferson’s supporters hoped that the new president would radically restructure the balance of power between the states and the federal government and he believed his election had ushered in a revolutionary change that altered de course of America’s future. The committed to the ideal of a republican system in which the states, not the federal government, retained mos authority. The war pitted the United States against Britain for the second time in less than a half century. The primary justification for the War of 1812 was Britain’s violation of American neutrality and seizure of American sailors.
King George realized that he had lost a lot of men and money in this terrible bloody war; he came up with the brilliant idea to start taxing the colonies. All the way from food taxes to as small as stamp taxes. To make sure that the colonists were paying, he sent English tax collectors to retrieve his money. The Colonists were infuriated with decision by the King. They decide to capture the king’s tax collectors.
The British knowingly taxed the colonists without their consent or representation, so it was basically bullying and the colonies couldn't stop it (Document 8). They also forced many unfair taxes on to them that made their economic activity significantly harder. One of these major taxes was the stamp act, which basically made it so every single printed item a person would buy they had to pay a small fee or tax (Document 4). The stamp act, however, was not the only thing. The British also stationed 10,000 troops along the frontiers costing the colonies causing even more tax being applied (Document 3).
At the time the current government under the articles of confederation had no power to tax its people. Son intern it had no money to pay its army and was greatly in debt. The soldiers wanted Washington to become King and essentially take over and make the colonies a monarchy. This is on solution that would fix the problem of not being able to tax, but not one Washington wanted to take. If he did this option the revolutionary war would have essentially been for nothing, since they were becoming precisely the thing they tried to get away
“The history of present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations [unlawful seizures], all having in direct object the establishments of an absolute Tyranny over these States. ”(Document E). The British taxed just about anything they could; like tea, paper, legal documents, and stamps “Committees are appointed into the characters and conduct of every tradesman, to prevent them selling tea or buying British manufactures. ”(Document I) The British were taxing the American colonists to pay what Britain lost in the French and Indian war.
Moreover freedom should not really be demanded when we have our natural rights stating it should be given. Freedom should be given in many reasonable cases. The united states of America were built on the foundation of equal opportunity and rights, so our freedom needs to be given. The declaration of independence states that all individuals have inalienable rights, requiring life, liberty, and property.
