The Seven Years War also increased Britain’s empire in the colonies and therefore had more power and control of the governing of the colonies. These changes strained relations between the colonists and Britain because Britain felt dominating over the colonies while the colonies wanted to separate. Economically speaking, the Seven Year’s War had a huge impact on the colonists and Great Britain. The war convinced the colonists of their growing strength, but it left them weak in man power and in debt. Debt in England was greatly increased after the war, and British capital poured into the colonies.
This sparked a seven-year war with the French, the French tried to push British colonist out of America. In order to defend the colonist in America, the number of troops increased in colonies, these troops were sent on the expense of Britain. Even though during this time the colonies were very wealthy, British taxpayers were enduring the total expense for protection. The cost of the seven-year war was nearly 150 million pounds. In this essay I will be explaining the view of the Whigs, and also of the Troy’s (the Loyalist) of the debt and how this caused many of British colonist to rebel against their own Crown in pursuit of their independence.
These acts were sometimes reversed as it was in this case, he was reinstated as Earl of Surrey in 1489 to help put down an uprising in Northumberland. This gave Henry ultimate power over his dangerously powerful nobles, meaning he could use them to his advantage when he needed to, as well as being able to suppress them. However, Henry VII was also unsuccessful in strengthening his authority as King as he continued to be increasingly paranoid about threats from foreign powers and pretenders. His weak hold on foreign policy in Europe meant that in 1491 France began to aid the imposture of Perkin Warbeck, a young man pretending to be Edward, Earl of Warwick, an heir to the English Throne with a stronger claim than the King himself. ...read more.
Therefore, paying higher taxes was another struggle for the peasants and their lives had just got harder. Due to the numerous problems in Russia, Witte developed a plan for economic growth which was different from the rest of Europe. This was called the ‘Witte System’, which meant the economy would be controlled by the government. Russia got loans from Britain and France, therefore much of the economic developments were financed from abroad. However, this led to even more taxes on the already over-taxed peasants.
The 7 years’ war which is also known as the French and Indian War in America began in 1756 when England started a war with France. The war was declared because England and France wanted to control the Mississippi river valley. It leads to debt in England from overspending and it leads to the capture of Louisbourg. The first year of the war England suffered many defeats to France due to the alliances they had. England expanded the war effort and found alliances to help in the war and put themselves in debt trying to beat the French.
The international position was such in 1547 that England was at war with France, and relations with Scotland were also very strained. To make matters worse, the French had an alliance with the Scots, which made their northern enemy all the more aggressive in their dealings with England, and it meant that England could easily find itself fighting a war on two fronts, which would be extremely costly. Somerset was bound by Henry's will. Henry had made a bid for the Scottish throne by betrothing, his then six year old son, Edward, to the young Scottish princess, Mary (later Queen of Scots - don't confuse her with Mary Tudor, who was Edward's half-sister). This arrangement was finalised by the Treaty of Greenwich, 1543.
For the most part, this war was an imperial struggle for colonial land and wealth. The French had the upper hand for most of the war but an alliance of the British, American colonists and Indians drove the French out of America in 1760 near the end of the war. The 1763 Treaty of Paris relinquished all French lands to Britain and Spain. This changed the balance of power in North America in favor of the British. Britain gained control of the land from the east coast to the Mississippi River and this helped strengthened its hold on the colonies.
With King Louis XVI leading France as an absolute monarch, people were struggling to cope with rising taxes on one if their daily supplements, grain. This was because of the huge dept France was in from their wars they had been fighting. And with enlightenment thinkers people were thinking differently and wanted change. The 3rd estate had been tormented for a long time, paying all the taxes, and having no power caused a huge struggle among all of them. But when the Revolution started to take place, there was a sudden, dramatic change.
Napoleon paired his sister and brothers with the princes and princesses countries that had considerable power. In addition, Napoleon wanted a peaceful society that united the ideals and laws introduced during the French Revolution. He saved many lives that would have been fighting wars against the countries that he arranged the marriages for. France is in debt to his actions as a hero that save many lives and prevented many miserable events. In conclusion, Napoleon Bonaparte is considered a hero that save many lives through many decisions that he made.
This lead to civil unrest and fighting among the colonist. The Civil War was taxing on the country and Congress passed the Revenue Act of 1861 which included a tax on personal income to help pay war expenses (Terrell 2009). The flat rate income tax was later found to be unconstitutional