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Analyze the ways in which British imperial policies between 1763 and 1776 intensified colonial resistance to British rule and their commitment to republican values. For instance, if you choose to talk about British taxes, then explain a specific act that really fired up the colonists! Perhaps you want to talk about methods of colonial resistance, or what "republican values" were really important to the colonists.
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Since the colonists vast majority of the population was initially against a Democratic Government or affiliation with any ideals of Democracy, the British imposing new taxes and asserting power unto the colonists really got them mad. The colonists really had no other way to go besides breaking free from the English Monarch, since rebellious acts, such as the Boston Tea Party, had little to no effects on lifting or changing British Control. I believe what truly triggered colonial rebellion i was the stamp tax and tea tax. One does not simply tax a native tea drinkers tea drinking culture.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree with you the taxes caused rage in the colonists. The Sugar Act was what caused the Boston Tea Party. You're correct about it having little effects on changing British Control.
DeleteThe stamp Act of 1765 which placed tax on every legal document created in the United States was imposed to raise revenues to support the new military force. The act met resistance in the colonies. Many colonists considered the Stamp Act as a violaton of Englishmen to be taxed without their consent. The colonial assemblies sent petitions and protests.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, Bianeth. The Stamp Act was imposed on the colonies without letting the colonies know about it. It is also the cause of the Boston Tea Party.
DeleteI agree with you Armando! But The Stamp Act was not the only cause, don't forget the Tea Act!
DeleteI agree, the stamp act was a major factor in intensifying colonial resistance against Britain . Taxation without representation is a good example on how the colonists began to unify and fight against Britain which eventually led them to get liberty which was a major republican value within the colonists.
DeleteAfter the French-Indian war , British gained control of land from the French . Colonists whom had fought at the war expected to use this land for new settlement . However the relationship between colonists and Natives wasn't so great . The King didn't want to deal with this so he passed the Proclamation of 1763 which didn't allow colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains. The colonists did not like this at all because they had earned the right to settle in this land by fighting at the war . They couldn't help but feel a strong resentment when what they viewed to be their prize was snatched away from them. They slowly started to show resistance against the British government by ignoring the proclamation and moving west. Desire of gaining independece from Britain slowly grew between the colonists.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this helped give rise to the fight for Independence. Resistance to the Proclamation Act of 1763 is also the very essence of Manifest Destiny. This becomes part of the American spirit. Not only does the Proclamation give rise to resistance but it also has an underlying effect in the American soul. It is our very ambition to seek more than what is given.
DeleteI agree with you Estefany. The Proclamation of 1763 did stir up some angered colonists. Especially because some colonists had already purchased land west.
DeleteSince the colonists we're still hyped about the recent victory of the stamp tax they did not take the tea tax lightly. They did not like that the British we're setting a tax on something that they all drank at least twice a day. The colonist would not stand for this so they did what they could to stop it. The colonist rebelled against British officials. The governor of Massachusetts ordered the tea ships to not clear the Boston harbor until they had unloaded their cargoes. This enraged the colonist thus caused different reactions from the colonists. A group of Bostonians disguised themselves as Indians and smashed open chests and dumped the contents unto the harbor.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the rage that the colonists felt after the Sugar Act was passed. This act of defiance caused the British to close the Boston ports, which caused even more anger in the colonists. This also was part of the idea of No Taxation Without Representation.
DeleteI most definitely agree with your post. Even though Britain tried to lower their prices on the tea, the colonists were still angry considering that they didn't even drink tea all that much. That is then when they disguised themselves, opened the 342 chests of tea, and dumped it into the Boston harbor.
DeleteI agree with you too, all of these acts caused tension to rise between the colonist and Britain. The colonist were used to doing everything they pleased on thier own without being told otherwise. Because of the sudden restriction the british forced upon them, the colonist were furious and eventually they snapped back.
DeleteThe taxpayers in Britain were already falling apart from the debt of the war, so it was only fair that the colonists pay a part of the cost of defending and administering the empire. Thus came the Sugar Act of 1764, which simply taxed foreign imports of sugar and molasses.
ReplyDeleteHowever, there was one fault of the Sugar Act—enforcement. Smuggling was still widespread in the colonies, and the act proved not at all beneficial. Parliament had to come up with a policy that could definitely be enforced, and yet, gentle enough not to cause uproar. The solution was the Stamp Act of 1765, which was a direct tax on documents and articles such as newspapers and diplomas. This time, the act affected not only merchants and shippers but all colonists, which proved its effectiveness. Nevertheless, the resulting boycott was so harsh on Britain that the act was repealed in 1766.
The sugar act did start a lot of smuggling in American ports which is why i think it was a bad tax act because it would encourage Americans to start smuggling instead of trading with the British
DeleteYes, your right the Stamp Act of 1765 was quickly repealed and the 1765 Revolt Against the Stamp Act was the rebellion that let the British know that the colonists were not going be exploited by them.
DeleteIn 1774, Britain passed the Quebec Act while still they had possession of both colonial America and Canada. The enactment of the Quebec Act extended Quebec's territorial rights to the Ohio River. Additionally, the Quebec Act allowed the free practice of the Catholic faith within Quebec's now extended boundaries. The colonists were angered by the Quebec Act's policy because they believed that the British were attempting to disregard the colonies’ western land claims and New England's strict Puritan beliefs. Consequently, the First Continental Congress petitioned Parliament to repeal the Quebec Act, part of the Intolerable Acts, which Parliament declined to do so. War then broke out because colonists believed New England's beliefs and values were being disregarded by extending Catholic Quebec's territorial boundaries; other major factors also accumulated to the start of the war. New England wanted its western land claims and religion to be recognized, so war would be their hope of gaining recognition as a separate nation.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that The Townshend Acts was taking place against the background of the continued refusal of the New York colony to enforce the Quartering Act.
DeleteWhen the French and Indian war ended in 1763, no British citizen could have foreseen the conflicts that would arise afterwards. Although Great Britain defeated France and its allies, the victory came at great cost. Great Britain's debt was more than 122 million pounds! Therefore in 1764, Parliament enacted the Sugar Act, an attempt to raise revenue in the colonies through a tax on molasses. Then in 1765 they placed the Stamp Act which placed taxes on paper, playing cards, and every legal document in the colonies. The reaction of the colonies was pervasive. Alot of assemblies spoke against the new taxes. Colonial leaders were concerned because the stamp act was the first internal tax to be levied on the colonies. Taxation without representation quickly emerged to as the centerpiece of colonial complaints. These taxes were a violation of their rights as Englishmen.
ReplyDeleteAfter the Salutary Neglect, the British imposed large taxes on the american colonies. One of the taxes was the navigation act. It limited the ability for the colonies to trade with the other countries. Another act was the Sugar Act, Parliament imposed taxes on sugar and any sugar-based items. This made the colonies furious, because the colonies worried about how Parliament was going to collect the taxes.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement, the British put large taxes on the American colonies as a punishment for attempting to create their own government and they had to make profit for the mother country as they were supposed to in the first place.
DeleteThis event placed the colonies on taxation with representstion which cause boycotts.This were major effects that built our country.
DeleteOne of the taxes that made the colonies upset was Townshend Act. It imposed taxes on glass, paint, lead, paper, and tea imported into the colonies. This made the colonies upset because it placed taxes on almost everything they purchased. The money was supposed to got to the judges and governors of the colonies to free them from colonial rule but it did not work. Which led up to more taxes being placed the colonies.
ReplyDeleteI agree but what were some of the effects ? .
DeleteFor example one of them was a colonial boycott against British products.
As a result of the massacre in Boston, Parliament began to consider a motion to partially repeal the Townshend duties.
DeleteMost of the new taxes were repealed, but the tax on tea was retained.
After the French and Indian War, Britain dropped its state of salutary neglect on the colonies and began to tax them heavily. They passed such as the stamp act and the sugar act. The colonist began to protest "no taxation without representation." Another famous protest was when the colonist dumped British tea into the harbor, called the Boston Tea Party. Although things didn't always end so smoothly (the Boston massacre) the colonist never stopped believing in "no legislation without representation."
ReplyDeleteI agree with this and also like the famous "No legislation without representation". Famous quotes and sayings such as these really represent colonial ideals.
DeleteWith all these various acts which lead up to unfair taxing their were many things that called for how the colonies would react to things. The taxation without representation idea changed views of the British from the colonies. Not only was it unfair but they had no say it what choices were made. During riots typically a British related person was tarred and feathered publicly. Although the crowds would cheer on for such things it was very ruthless and painful. Samuel Adam's give me liberty or give me death had too lead to violent response to most taxes or acts set by the British.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the views on the unfair taxings done to the colonies. They were outraged and were quite of aware of the ultimate sacrifice but were willing to sacrifice for their freedom.
DeleteSince Britain was in a big debt because of the Seven Years War they decided to get the colonists to pay the debt for them but in ridiculous taxes that infuriated the colonists.It all began with the sugar and navigation laws but into work by prime minsiter george grenville. The colonists protested which lowered duties but then the Quartering act of 1765 was put into place.These taxes kept being put upon the american colonists that led them to the edge and led to dangerous protests and massacres.These taxes made the colonist want to separate from britian and began the revolution.However it also brought important people like samuel admas and crispus attucks.
ReplyDeleteAround 1765 the British government wanted to keep troops in America after the French and Indian War to guard against future attacks, but they didn't want to pay for it. The Americans rebelled strongly against this quartering act and it "fired them up".
ReplyDeleteThe Townshend Acts imposed a series of taxes on all goods imported into the United States. This put a tax on different items which includes, glass, painter's colors, high quality paper wine and other items. These were all items that were not produced in the colonies and would be difficult to smuggle. This really made the colonists Mad! They believed that they shouldn't be taxed.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your comment. The taxes were placed on so many things that the colonists had no choice but to pay the taxes. It's no wonder they began to rebel! They were so used to doing things their own way that the newly imposed British acts totally shocked them.
DeleteWhen Britain won the French and Indian war ended in 1763. After this it caused Britain great debt, and worries. in 1764, Parliament came up with the Sugar Act, in attempt to raise revenue in the colonies through a tax on molasses. They started to come up with acts that would tax on things they needed. Taxation without representation quickly became popular to english men who were angered with these new taxes.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. England was already in debt and didn't take into consideration of the colonists. But England was losing control cover them so it was like they NEEDED to taxed them to show dominance.
DeleteBritish Imperial policies like the Intolerable Acts, Sugar Acts, and the Stamp Act got colonist to mad and begin to protest against the British government. Many of the Acts were passed and the colonist were mad but they had no idea what to do. The Virginia House of Burgesses then came and stated that only representatives could be taxed. More taxes were being placed and the more protest there was this fired up many colonist. The colonist did not like the fact they had to pay so many taxes. This is where, " No Taxation Without Representation," came from. This is how taxes were seen as.
ReplyDeleteI agree. The debt of the war led to taxes that seemed very unfair to the colonists.Seeing objects that one uses daily being taxed does pile up. All these taxes and protests is what led the colonists to want their independence from the British!
DeleteI agree with you, because taxes stacking up and not knowing what they were for would anger me too. When wanting to have a say so to a big country is small being just one person but I'm glad that the colonist protested and got "no taxation without representation" because even though it seemed as a good way to get out of debt it wasn't a good way of getting colonists out of debt.
DeleteThe Quartering Act of 1774 expanded the types of buildings in which soldiers could be billeted and removed the requirement that they be provided with provisions. It did not permit the housing of soldiers in private homes. Typically, soldiers were first to be placed in existing barracks and public houses, but thereafter could be housed in inns, victualing houses, empty building, barns, and other unoccupied structures.
ReplyDeleteI agree the quartering act was a major impact, this act, did not let anyone house the soldiers, sometime causing the soldiers not able to be sheltered, this cause more problems.
DeleteAlso that any officers or soldiers in his King's service shall remain within any of the said colonies without quarters, for the space of 24 hours after such quarters shall have been demanded.
DeleteAfter the French and Indian war, the British now had to face their debt. They began to impose a series of taxes on American colonies, who they still saw as a cash cow. The Navigation Acts came as a bit of shock to the Americans who were so used to Salutary Neglect and doing things their own way. The Navigation Acts were tightening regulations on sea trade. The Currency Act, which ordered the use of British currency instead of colonial currency, really angered the colonists. They felt as though the British were taking away all of their rights, so, naturally, they rebelled.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement Angel. This also leads to the Boston Tea Party, which we are all aware of, is a infamous act of rebellion in the colonies.
DeleteThe Quartering Act was passed in 1765 and required the colonists to house any British soldier that needed shelter. This act really upset the colonists because they believed that it was not responsibility to give him a roof over his head. The colonists saw it as exploitation, concealed taxation, and the interruption of privacy.Due to their beliefs as citizens that they should not let a stranger into their home, some families refused to let the soldiers in. That immense resistance that the colonists felt led for the famous Bill of Rights of 1788-1789 to contain the third amendment, which gave the citizens a right to not quarter any soldiers.
ReplyDeleteThis is very true the third amendment still protects us even today. Because of it we are not obligated to quarter any troops, have them in our homes and feed them. We have the right to have our house free from any soldiers.
DeleteI agree with you because wouldn't you be mad also if you have the enemy the right to just barge in a anytime? The quartering act angered many colonist because how could you plan a strategy of war with the enemy's watching you?
DeleteBritish imperial policies between 1763 and 1776 intensified colonial resistance to British rule and their commitment to republican values with policies such as the Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Intolerable Acts, and Townsend Act. Everything was being taxed and the colonists felt helpless and went along with it. Patrick Henry changed that by thinking up a solution to the acts. He thought that America had the right to only be taxed by its representatives.
ReplyDeleteone of the things the colonies did in response of the acts was protesting. Which helped repeal most acts.
Deleteyes,the Intolerable Acts did intensify brewing colonial resistance.Other colonies aided Boston by bringing food to Bostonians and this developed a greater sense of unity between the colonies. Eventually, the Intolerable act led to the First Continental Congress in opposition to england.
DeleteThe Navigation Acts were strictly enforced after 1763, instead of the traditional "salutary neglect" the colonists had experienced for over a century. Many new taxes and laws passed between 1763 and 1776, such as the Townshend Acts and the Sugar Acts, which angered colonists because they felt they were unfairly being taxed under these policies. many were rational attempts by the British to protect or control their colonies. While the British saw stuff one way, the colonists saw it another, British thought they were always right and never let the colonist have their say in anything.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, Seleste. The distance between the colonies and Great Britian is so large that it took a long time for Britian and the Colonies to respond to each other. The distance also prevented them from actually seeing what was going on in the other place, therefore, both Britian and the Colonies could only see things from one point of view.
DeleteA policy that intensified colonial resistance to British rule was the Currency Act. This British law had been made to control the currency system after the huge debt that had been left from the war. Parliament used this law to control the printing and usage of paper money. The colonies ended up falling short on “hard money” which was used for trade causing a probability in destabilizing the economy in each colony. As a reaction, the colonies united, rebelled and protested against the act. They argued that this system would only make the situation worse.
ReplyDeleteThe Townshed act was passed after the stamp act by charles Townshed which just added more things to be taxed like glass, led, paints, and paper. This started colonies to protest. Some of those people included John Dickinson and Samuel Adams. Boston merchants protested against English goods. The Boycotts started to decrease British trade.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your post about what the townshed act did and how the colonists felt about it but this act also led the charge of the boston massacre but this is a good post with facts.
DeleteBut what did Samuel Adams and John Dickinson do? Samuel Adams was known for leading the Boston Tea Party.
DeleteJohn Dickinson wasn't exactly protesting, he was actually opposed to declaring independence. He strongly believed that all conflicts with Britain could be solved.
Ana Mendoza
There were many reasons why the colonies had such rage against Great Britain and their government. Great Britain won the French and Indian war, fighting came with consequences. There were many debts involved that they could not pay. In the beginning, it started off with mercantilism, but it soon led to taxation. The colonies were already angered due to the Navigation Acts so the Stamp Act, Quartering Act, and Molasses Act just made the colonists more angry toward Great Britain and their government. They felt Britain was being unfair to the colonist and almost felt taken advantage of. They had no choice but to stand up for themselves which led to colonists rebelling and protests.
ReplyDeletei agree with you taking advantage and making the colonist pay for britian's war debts and also led to the famous saying of "no taxation without representation
DeleteIn 1765 The Quarting Act was established and caused an uproar among the colonists. In this act the housing of soldiers in dire need of shelter was allowed. Even if the colonist wanted to refuse or kick the soldiers out of their home, they were not able to. Their houses were taken over by soldiers until the soldier decided to leave. This act went against many of the families beliefs. But this act was later resolved in an amendment of the Bill of Rights.
ReplyDeleteOne of the British imperial policies between 1763 and 1776 which really fired up the colonists was "The Boston Port Act." The Boston Port Act passed on March 31,1774, was one of the five Intolerable Acts and was basically a response to the Boston Tea Party. This British policy closed down the port of Boston until the East India Tea company was repaid for the destroyed tea. Also, all shipping, landing or discharging of goods was prohibited in the area within the Boston harbor. Unfortunatly, this act intentionally punished all the residents of Massachusetts rather than those responsible for the destruction in the Boston Tea Party. In the end, The Boston Port Act eventually lead to the creation of the Declaration of Rights and Grievances in 1774, due to the disagreement and discontent in the American colonies
ReplyDeleteI believe the Quattering Act made a huge impact on the colonists. this pushed them to independence even more. These patriotic colonists were forced to house red coats, British Soldiers, who only intruded the daily lives of colonists. This made it diffuclt for colonists to plan ways to rebel against their parent country. With the red coats, none of this busniess could be accomplished with them constantly watching their every move.
ReplyDeletei agree, this actually made the colonists start to rebel against the Red Coats, they began to see how really the Britain's government really thought of the Colonists. They could not trust him.
DeleteThe Intolerable Acts were a response to the Boston Tea Party. What were the British thinking when they put this into place? The very name seems to chastise the colonists as a mother does her child. The acts served to impose a range of small acts such as closing the Boston Harbor and putting into place the Quartering Act. However, one thing that really intensified colonial tension and resistance toward the British was being placed under Martial Law. The Colonists did not want to be babysat by a bunch a soldiers. They felt that their liberties were being restricted and that having so many soldiers in the area was simply uncomfortable and tense. The colonists responded by forming the First Continental Congress and taking the decision of standing together as one defense against Britain. They declared that if the British used force, they would fight back!
ReplyDeleteI like how you incorporated your own point of view and opinions, they described the exact sentiments of the colonists. Furthermore, I agree with you comment about the colonists' readiness for war. In fact, the "shot heard 'round" at Lexington proved the just how quickly the minutemen of Massachusetts could assemble and defend the colonists against the incoming "redcoats". The following exchange of gunfire would trigger the American Revolution.
DeleteMany of the inhabitants of the American colonies rejected the idea as unthinkable because the metropolis had never before attempted to impose such burdens on them. The timing of the Stamp Act was also incompatible with the deep recession in which the northern colonial governments found themselves at the same time the heavy debts incurred during the war had to be paid off. Since unemployment was very high many such sailors, artisans, and laborers cancelled the act by intimidating tax collectors into resigning their offices. The result was a collapse of trade between the colonies and Britain; customhouses and courts likewise shut their doors since they could not operate legally without stamped paper. Most affected in Great Britain were the merchants who were dependent upon the trade and the collection of debts .
ReplyDeleteMany unfair policies by the British led to an uproar within the colonies. One of these was the quartering act in 1765. The colonists were outraged with the fact that they had to house the soldiers. They had no say to the act, they were just forced to. They were slowly loosing their rights through these acts which resulted in revolution.
ReplyDeleteThat's true, the reason the British made that is because they thought that if the troops were helping them, they should essentially pay for it.
DeletePassed on February 17, the Stamp Act was Parliaments first serious attempt to enforce authority over the colonies. Because of the British's debt from the seven years’ war, the British were left with no other choice then to tax the colonist heavily. “No Taxation without Representation" the Stamp act required that basically everything on paper be taxed. This came as a surprise to the colonist whom weren't used to strict control from the "Mother country". This act enraged the Colonist so they reacted by protesting, not buying stamps, and signing of petitions. This also led to the creation of the Stamp Act Congress.
ReplyDeleteThe Boston Tea Party was foolish. There was no harm done by the Tea Act, and yet the colonists created a crazy mess and were apparently getting out of control. Parliament saw the revolt as nothing short of an act of lawlessness that deserved punishment.The punishment was in the form of the Coercive Acts of 1774, which became known among the colonists as the Intolerable Acts. The port of Boston was closed, and the regular town meetings in Massachusetts were banned. British troops could be stay/live anywhere in Massachusetts, including private homes. Moreover, the Coercive Acts demanded that British officials in the colonies were to be tried in British courts with British laws instead of those of the colonies. The acts also greatly reduced the colonies’ rights to self-government. Apparently the British government intended once and for all to show the colonists who had the authority.
ReplyDeleteTrue the Tea Act didn't have a physical harm on the colonist, but they were just tired of the British having almost complete control on them and they didn't get a say.
DeleteThe Tea Act of 1773 was an excellent decision that gave britain a tea trade and at the same time, offered tea for a price lower than those of Dutch and French tea. The act seemed to benefit both parties. The colonists were now faced with a dreadful increase in price, and Britain improved its income via the monopoly. And yet, the colonies suspected that the act was a concealed bribe to acknowledge Parliament’s right to taxation, and they held the Boston Tea Party as a revolt and a boycott. The colonist dressed as native americans and dumped the tea from a ship and dumped it into the harbor.
ReplyDeleteThis is true, the Colonists that dressed up as Native Americans at the Boston Tea Party were ACTUALLY part of the group known as the, "Sons Of Liberty" which was led by Samuel Adams.
DeleteI didnt know that they had monopolized the tea trade nice post marcelino.
DeleteThe stamp act angered the colonists, therefore, one major outcome was the Boston Tea Party (led by Samuel Adams), which was a protest for high taxes on tea. However, this revolt also led to the Coercive/intolerable acts. These were the causes for the second continental congress, were the Declaration Of Independence was adopted, which opened the doors to the Revolutionary war.
ReplyDeleteAna Mendoza
342 chests of tea were thrown into the Boston Harbor that night
DeleteThe colonists kept pushing to get the rights they deserved and they would not stop. England kept getting a tighter grip on them by taxing them for every little thing. Eventually it got the colonists angry enough to resist british rule. The Proclamation of 1763, which didn't let colonists settle in the Ohio River Valley angered colonists and gave them even more control.
ReplyDeleteI do see where you're going with this. Colonists were really fighting for their rights and no longer wanted to comply with British rule.
DeleteThe Stamp Act was one of the British policies issued to the colonies in 1765. The policy taxed printed things and documents like newspapers. This tax angered colonists, because it stole a lot of their money, and it was not presented what it was for. The group Sons of Liberty was created because of this, and they worked to make Stamp Distributors to quit, which was a good step in the right direction.
ReplyDeleteI agree, but you can't forget that the Virginia House of Burgesses adopted Patrick Henry's Stamp Act resolves.
DeleteThe Tea Act that was passed in 1773 was an attempt made by the British Government to allow them to ship tea to the colonies directly from India. This made tea less expensive and cheaper than the tea that the Colonists were smuggling from the Dutch. (The Colonists were smuggling Tea from the Dutch to avoid paying British Taxes.) Even though the prices were going to be cheaper, the British Government still planned to collect taxes on the Tea. This was probably one of Parliament's SNEAKIEST plan to get the Colonists to agree to one tax in the hopes of implementing others. (Those Shady Brit's...) Sadly, the Colonists weren't dumbfounded and saw through British's Governments little act. This in turn, lead to the Boston Tea Party, which was probably THE WORST Tea Party of all time.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this tea party was the worst. Not classy at all. I would also have to agree that what the british did was sneaky since making them pay taxes on something that everyone was using on a daily basis would make an amazing economic system.
DeleteThe Navigation acts were strictly enforced instead of salutary neglect, that had been enforced for years before. This was the way England recovered from their debts after the french and indian war. Short after they passed more acts and laws that angered colonist for example the sugar act and intolerable acts. The intolerable was a series of acts that included the stamp act and quartering act. the quartering act let british soldiers stay in american barracks. which would bother the americans. thats one reasons why colonists intensified against british parliment.
ReplyDeleteAfter the French & Indian War, Britian gained a substantial amount of land west of the Appalachian Mountains. However, due to the large debt they were in, Britain passed the Proclamation Line of 1763, which stated that colonists were not allowed to move west of the Appalachian Mountains. This outraged the colonists, for they thought that they deserved that land because they fought for it. They began to defy the British government and caused conflicts between them.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Do to salutary neglect the colonist were pretty much used to doing anything they wanted so when the mother country found out that they were in fact trading with enemy ports and decided to give navigation acts the colonist had really no choice but to rebel. Other countries would usually pay more for the goods now directly sold to the mother country. Not only was the mother country holding to tightly of the colonies but ripping them off.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Do to salutary neglect the colonist were pretty much used to doing anything they wanted so when the mother country found out that they were in fact trading with enemy ports and decided to give navigation acts the colonist had really no choice but to rebel. Other countries would usually pay more for the goods now directly sold to the mother country. Not only was the mother country holding to tightly of the colonies but ripping them off.
ReplyDeleteI believe the British policy that really angered the colonist was the Proclamation of 1763 because the colonist felt that after the victory against the French the land beyond the Appalachian mountains was rightfully theirs. They did not see the proclamation as a way of protecting them from the natives but as Britain keeping them from land. The victory had really boosted colonial self esteem so they weren't about to put up with anyone telling them how to live and the British were getting annoyed by their subjects.
ReplyDeleteThe townshend tax taxed on tea and paint etc. it lead into a colonial boycott against british production which cause its economy to decrease
ReplyDeleteThe Declaratory act is one British policy that impacted the colonies greatly. Britain basically came out and said its true purpose of colonization with the Declaratory Act of 1766. It stated that colonial America existed only to serve the mercantilist policies of England and declared their authority to make and pass any laws for the colonies. However, when Parliament asserted in 1767 that it could pass any laws by majority, the colonies were extremely ticked.
ReplyDeleteAs a result of the French and Indian war the proclamation of 1763 was set into place, the colonist believed the land beyond the Appalachian mountains was rightfully theirs. this British policy really angered them.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with you. But they aslo repealed the act. so in a sense they got passed the anger
ReplyDeleteRevolution broke out when American realized Britain was not allowing them to emerge as a new nation. Britain was controlling all the economic action that took place in America and they made sure they got their end of the deal. Americans did not like this, therefor many disputes broke out in regards to America fighting for what is rightfully theirs. Colonists were extremely angered when Grenville imposed a stamp tax. Of course, Britain was only enforcing this for their own benefit which was to support their military and for "defense of America". But this only angered the colonists because they felt stripped from their own rights and liberties. Colonists began protests stating "No taxation w/out Representation". They colonist became defiant and would no longer comply to the Quartering acts or voted for only fraction of the supplies that were being demanded.
ReplyDeleteBritian was holding the new nation back. America wasn't able to make any decisions for themselves and soon would revolt. Taxing is a great example, Americans did not like being taxed without being asked about it.
DeleteIt's true. America felt that it was unfair that it was being taxed and was having it's right taken away without it's consent. Like when Britain started taking away individual rights with the Intolerable Acts.
DeleteThe Quartering acts was the act that British troops got to live in the colonists homes in order to maintain order. We all know that this was not true, because they were actually starting fights rather than preventing them. This will lead off into the Revolution.
ReplyDeleteOut of the Intolerable Acts the British imposed on the American colonies the stamp act was one that intensified colonial resistance to british rule.The stamp Act were taxes Levied on doc, paper, goods and other similar items. Colonist were angry of this Act and their response to this was "No taxation without representation" although the stamp act was repealed the outcome it created remained, committees of correspondence, sons of liberty and system of boycots were to be refined and used later in protests against future british taxes. A larger issue of taxation without representation remained and was a key part of colonial protests.
ReplyDeleteI know that the Boston Massacre wasn't an act imposed by the British, but it did get the "Americans" going due to that transpiring. It got them going because they found it unfair to kill 5 colonist that were unarmed.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you because the massacre spurred a lot of protests and anger towards the British officials.
DeletePassed by British Parliament on March 22, 1765 the new text was imposed on all American colonist and require them to pay a text on every piece of printer paper they used. Ship papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications an even playing cards were taxed. Colonists felt helpless and didn't think they could do anything to fight it and just kept buying the stamps. Until the Virginia House of Burgesses adopted Patrick Henry's Stamp Act resolves. This stated then America had the right to only be taxed by its Representatives; Virginia should be a no taxes except for those loaded upon by the Virginia House of Burgesses. The colonists believe that anyone who supported the British was an enemy to America.
ReplyDeleteA big reason why many of the colonial people revoked against the British was because of taxation and rules from the king. The settlers did not want to be governed by the British. One of the ways they acted upon was the Boston tea party which in which they raided British ships and threw their cargo over board.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Alex the colonists did not appreciate the new laws informed. By the king so they took the problem in there own had and fought against them
DeleteYes, and a big cause of the boston tea party was how the gov't was taxing the tea and lots of other goods.
DeleteAfter the war the colonists had strict orders not to step foot over the appellation mountains this is called the proclamation of 1763 and because of the war they had a huge debt with caused the British to start all these acts like the stamp act the sugar act and the townshed act. The colonists were becoming angree that they were being taxed with out their consent and not getting to step foist on the land they fought for
ReplyDeletethe proclamation of 1763 was an imperial policy imposed on the colonists.It banned colonists from moving west of the Appalachian mountains. Britain set outpost to enforce the proclamation line and even made the colonists angrier by making them pay taxes based on the costs of manning the posts, which were opposed to the interests of the colonies. Colonists began to feel victim of Britain's tyranny.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the proclamation of 1763 did raise the problems that the colonists had on the British policies that were being enforced on the colonies.
DeleteOne big policy that was introduced in this period of time was the navigation acts. navagation acts were a series of laws that restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England and its colonies. Their goal was to force colonial development into lines favorable to England, and stop direct colonial trade with the Netherlands, France and other European countries.
ReplyDeleteBritish imperial policies increased the resistance of colonists by enacting acts such as the Sugar act, Currency act, and the Stamp act. One effect of the taxing on the colonies was the Sons of Liberty which would force the tax collectors to resign from their jobs. This was caused mainly on the Stamp act created by Parliament.
ReplyDeleteColonists were outraged because of so much taxes on every little detail and thing they bought. The stamp act was made so that the colonies would be taxed so british parliament could gain large amounts of money. Some people thought this was a violation of their right as englishmen. This was one major factor that would lead later on to the American Revolution.
ReplyDeleteSome exaples of the British Imperial polocies would be like new taxes and laws passed between 1763 and 1776, such as the Townshend (Intolerable) Acts,and the Sugar Act. The first acts dealt with stripping Massachusetts of self government and historic rights. This angered colonists. The Sugar Act deal with taxing citizens on the sugar that they bought so Britain could pay off the debt from the French Indian War. Both these and more cause the colonist want to revolt and eventually lead to the American Revolution.
ReplyDeleteTAXES. Who likes paying taxes in the forsdt place now imagine paying taxes to a country that doesnt even consider you a part of theirs. The stamp act and the molasses act were two taxes of the many imposed on the clonists by brittain. the colonists didnt like these new taxes and eventually the unfair treatment led to the revolution.
ReplyDeleteOne British policy that intensified colonialresistence twoards Britain was the Proclamation of 1763. The Proclamation of 1763 closedoffany frontier expansion. It restricted colonial settlement of the Ohio River Valley. By doing that, it stopped settlement and allowed Britain to controlsettler movement. Angered colonists moved west anyway.
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