The French and Indian War, or the Seven Years’ war in Europe, had a negative impact on relations between the American colonies and Great Britain. The British forgot about the colonists’ role during the war. British troops in the colonies treated the colonists with cruelty, convincing the colonists that they would possibly be enslaved in the future by Britain. Although the colonists were original from Britain, they had different ideals and philosophies. After the war, Great Britain was in a large enough debt that it was able to destroy the English government.
One of the regulations that Parliament passed was the Stamp Act of 1765. This taxed all printed documents, including: wills, newspapers, and pamphlets. The colonists felt they were not fairly represented because they held no seat in Britain's parliament. The rallying cry for the colonists became "no taxation without representation." After years of boycotting and peaceful protest the American colonists could no longer stand the abuse from Great Britain and decided that they had had enough.
The American Revolutions was initiated due to the tension that existed between the thirteen American colonies, and Great Britain. There was a war debt that Great Britain had obtained while defending the American colonists after seven years of war along with helping out financially. As a solution to the debt, the British began passing legislation which raised taxes for the American colonies. The British believed or envisioned a single empire with Parliament as the supreme authority. Only Parliament could make laws for all the people, including the American colonists.
Americans grew to believe that the many taxes were levied for the enhancement of British capital at the expense of American welfare. Britain was keeping the Americans in a position of economic youth by denying them economic freedom. Such economic control dates back to before the French and Indian War in a period referred to as “salutary neglect.” This term was adapted because, although Britain did regulate trade and colonial government affairs, the British for the most part stayed out of the Americans’ way. What makes this description of salutary neglect disputable is the British policy of mercantilism, which was enforced in this time. Mercantilism allowed for the belief that wealth was power and that a country’s power could therefore be measured in gold and silver—placing wealth at the forefront of their minds.
University of Phoenix Material Causes and Outcomes of the Revolution Part 1: Causes Complete the grid by describing each pre-war event and explaining how it contributed to the Revolutionary War. |Pre-War Event |Description |Contribution to the Revolutionary War | | |The French and Indian War involved Austria, England, France, Great Britain, |The cost of the war had greatly enlarged Britain's debt. The war also generated | |French and Indian War|Prussia, and Sweden. Also called the Seven Years War. Was considered the |substantial resentment towards the colonists among English leaders, who were not | | |beginning of open hostilities between Great Britain and the colonies.
The English Civil War lasted for 6 years (until Charles I was beheaded as a traitor). Parliament won the civil war for a number of reasons including the fact they received more support than Charles I. For instance Charles was very unpopular in his time as he taxed the English people more than what he should have. Other kings and queens refused to support Charles because war costs a lot of money which they weren't prepared to spend. Also Charles had tried to invade a lot of countries and had tried to change other countries like Scotland so they didn't want to help him.
Every war costs huge amounts of money; the British were simply trying to raise money to pay the costs of the North American components of the Seven Years War, which was the French and Indian War. An effective tax is one that will raise money. Nobody likes taxes, though, however necessary they are. 2. How did colonists justify their protests and ultimate rebellion?
The French’s hatred for the English lead them to help the Americans break free from British rule. When Louis XVI came to power, the country was already in huge debt, and him and his wife, Marie Antoinette, only made it worse by spending money on unnecessary luxuries. As the Revolution drew nearer, the cost of bread, which was a key part of the French diet, was extremely high. The French citizens were outraged and started riots in the streets of Paris. The inefficient tax distribution didn’t help the cause.
The political upheaval during the last half of the 17th century was the start of The American Revolution. American Colonists were outraged on the introduction of a new system of High Taxes, such as the Stamp Act: It taxes all colonists on almost every type of document. This was taxation without representation. As the acts and taxes’ built up, the colonists had enough, and
England lost. Money is another reason Charles I was having problems with Parliament. On the coast people had to pay something called ship taxes for the country to build ships etc for war. But Charles was short for money. He introduced this tax to the whole country and misused it by not using it for ship money.