England was effectively bankrupt and on the edge of internal demise via privet feuds. The battle of St Albans can be pinned as the marking point for the start of the war,, but this would be highly unconventional to blame the conflict on one point such as this, as many other factors had been building up to this event since 1427 such as when Henry VI came of age. He was known as a puppet King, led by the government. It was this governmental rule that caused chaos amongst England and divided it as such, hope for the king to rule England efficiently with an iron hand seemed like an improbable dream. There was a massive loss of resources and income after the recline of land in France, leading to the powerful men of England to take arms in aid of their lords this lead to the battle of St Albans The weakness of royal power can be pin pointed to the king.
The English and French created an alliance in order to defeat the Dutch in war. The wars exhausted the Dutch resources, so that the provinces became overwhelmed or flooded, which ruined the Dutch commerce (Document 8) Konrad Van Beuringen, the Dutch ambassador wrote this, which reflects the concerns of the Dutch and it exposes point of view. Document 14 shows how the military suffered dramatically due to the combined efforts of the other European nations. One reason for the
Another cause of the shots fired at Lexington and Concord was the introduction to several different taxes and acts. From 1763-67 British Parliament introduced a huge amount of different taxing acts, including the: Sugar Act 1764, Billeting Act 1764, and Stamp Act 1765. These acts caused a further increase in tension between British Parliament and the Colonists. And this tension lead to small acts of resistance, such as organised protests, boycotts of British goods, and smuggling. This tension and resistance caused many to grow sick of British rule and rise
Mark Fitzgerald 10-8-10 History Dbq The French and Indian War or 7 year was a crucial war fought between America and the British. Several changes occurred throughout this war such as political changes, economic changes, and ideological relations between the colonies. An intern colonial boundary dispute between the British and French colonies sparked a war that became imperial as well as Indian. The French and Indian war altered political changes by the fight to acquire Indian land. The economic changes altered the war was the severe taxes put on the colonists.
How serious were the problems Elizabeth faced in 1558? Upon her succession in 1558, Elizabeth faced a number of issues of varying severity. One of the most serious was the financial state of the country; her predecessor Mary I, persuaded by her husband Phillip of Spain, had waged a hugely costly war against France. Unable to afford such a war, England eventually lost Calais, a humiliating defeat, and by the time Elizabeth came to the throne the nation was in debt to the tune of £227,000, much of it borrowed from the Netherlands at high interest rates of 14%. The trade of England’s biggest export, wool, was in decline, leading to massive unemployment and straining foreign relations.
* During 17th and 18th century Janissaries repeatedly masterminded palace corp and by 19th century had become a powerful political force with in the Ottoman Empire * Janissaries neglected their military training and turned a blind eye to advances in weapons technology. As its military capacity declined, Ottoman realm became vulnerable to its powerful neighbors. 19. Latin
Aside from reducing state revenues for overseas expeditions, the domestic policies of Philip II further burdened Spain and would in the following century, contribute to its decline. This caused inflation and a high tax for all the workers under his rule. The Spending of all this money lead to Spain's first bankruptcy in 1557 due to rising military costs. This eventually led to a failure in leading his people, and it was his debt that truly ended his reign. (http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Philip_II_of_Spain) (Spielvogel,456, The Human
The last handful of years leading up to the American Revolution was a tumultuous period marked by vocal and physical protest. The colonists were no longer willing to accept the imperial rule being imposed on to them by Parliament and the King. Their protests varied in intensity and manner, which caused varying reactions between the colonists and the British Thomas Hutchinson was a wealthy, leading conservative in Massachusetts, who at the height of the uproar over the stamp act became a target of mass protest. Hutchinson’s home was destroyed during the night by a mob of Massachusetts’ protestors. The act of violence that brought about this destruction results the mob mentality that goes along with the nature of mass protests.
The Common Dissent After a thirty-year presidency, Porfiro Diaz’s centralized agrarian policies favoring the elite haciendas had caused formidable rebellions in the North and South of Mexico. Diaz established many new technologies and industries only to appeal to the greater European investors. These industries, such as mines and sugar plants, robbed the people of their land, dehumanized working conditions and cut minimum wages resulting in major dissent among the suffering middle class. By October of 1910, during Madero’s release from prison, militant rebellions led by local leaders erupted in the North and South states killing several units of Federal troops. Separated geographically, Poncho Villa in the North and Emiliano Zapata in the South contrasted in both their origin and military strategy, while
Corey Johnson Brian Rafuse HISTORY 2010 LX9 November 20, 2012 Causes of the American Revolution The American Revolution was a war between the thirteen colonies and Great Britain due to the unlawful taxes and policies that were enforced. Great Britain had been in a war with France in previous years and was losing money because of it; therefore, the country needed finances to rebuild the losses and to put the country back to its original position before the war. Because of these needs, Great Britain began to variously tax certain things that were used frequently throughout the country, such as: trading, tea, paper, etc. This upset many of the people in the country to the extent of wanting to separate and call themselves their own country. This idea, though pragmatic in my opinion, wasn’t as sensible to some people that wanted to stay a part of Great Britain and wanted to be loyal to the country, hence being called “Loyalists.” The people that were for the separation were known as Patriots, for they stood up for themselves and wanted to have a better democratic country, which is where they would truly represent the country rather than the Parliament dictating everything without consent.