This was not the case. England not only provided the colonies with protection, but they allowed the colonies a lot more independence then most other states would have allowed. Taxation was one main cause for tension in the American colonies, however not all of these taxes had a negative impact. For example, “the Sugar Act did not increase the duty on foreign molasses, it lowered it, slashed it in half in fact” (Berkin). What many colonies really got upset about was the Stamp and Townshend Acts. They were use to the status quo of England not playing a huge role in its’ own economy, however, these types of acts were common among empire states. The English had a right to impose this kind of law and it was an “assertion of authority that had long lay dormant”
This was not the case. England not only provided the colonies with protection, but they allowed the colonies a lot more independence then most other states would have allowed. Taxation was one main cause for tension in the American colonies, however not all of these taxes had a negative impact. For example, “the Sugar Act did not increase the duty on foreign molasses, it lowered it, slashed it in half in fact” (Berkin). What many colonies really got upset about was the Stamp and Townshend Acts. They were use to the status quo of England not playing a huge role in its’ own economy, however, these types of acts were common among empire states. The English had a right to impose this kind of law and it was an “assertion of authority that had long lay dormant”