The creation and discovery of America was a huge feat for Britain. The colonies of this time were seen as areas of independence and freedom. However the road to freedom and independence was a lot curvier than many thought. In the beginning of the thirteen colonies history the American colonists were loyal to the king and parliament. But as political and economic ideas started to change the colonies moved from British loyalty to resistance to rebellion to revolution. Rebellion and Revolution weren’t the most ideal ways of dealing with Britain, but it needed to be done. In a matter of thirteen years the original thirteen American colonies went from being loyal to completely independent of Britain and their rule. The colonies
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Colonial resistance was spurred when colonists started to think that Parliament had exceeded its authority by passing the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was essentially an internal tax created to raise revenue. The idea that Parliament was starting to encroach on the daily lives of American colonists was the catalyst of colonial resistance. As a matter of fact, “Other Americans sought political redress through petitions and formal resolutions, ultimately uniting their efforts in the Stamp Congress Act” (Ghere and Spreeman 9). Colonists of this time were resisting and itching for change, and were creating petitions and formal resolutions to enact change and unit people. Another point to be brought up when discussing colonial resistance during the years 1763-1776 would be the Virginia Resolves written by Patrick Henry. The resolves were a set of resolutions. These resolutions were passed around colony-to-colony and helped grow and inspire the sense of resistance that was already out there. “As the political controversies surrounding the Sugar, Stamp and Townshend acts fluctuated in the late 1760s, the presence of large contingents of British troops in NY and Boston became a constant source of irritation” (Ghere and Spreeman 10). The stamp, sugar and Townshend acts all created by the government created a shift in the way people viewed …show more content…
Their ties with Britain were being diminished, their ideas in both economics and politics were changing, acts such as the Stamp Act were put in place and lastly taxation was becoming more and more of an issue. Three events led to the colonists partaking in a period of revolution. The first event, which led colonists toward revolution, was the Boston Massacre. The Boston Massacre was a result of the Townshend acts. The Townshend acts were, “a series of acts/taxes imposed by the British on their North American colonies. These acts were in charge of obtaining the revenue needed to pay for the colonial royal governors and judges” (History.com). On March 5, 1770 after numerous street attacks a violent confrontation occurred and led to the death of five colonists. The next event that took place was in the year 1773, which was only three years after the Boston Massacre. This event would come to be known as the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party occurred because Britain still wasn’t able to generate a decent amount of revenue, even though they had just enacted the Townshend Acts. So as a result of not being able to create enough revenue Parliament decided to increase the tax on tea. “While exempting it from some of the trade regulations that increased shipping costs (Ghere and Spreeman 10).
Colonial resistance was spurred when colonists started to think that Parliament had exceeded its authority by passing the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was essentially an internal tax created to raise revenue. The idea that Parliament was starting to encroach on the daily lives of American colonists was the catalyst of colonial resistance. As a matter of fact, “Other Americans sought political redress through petitions and formal resolutions, ultimately uniting their efforts in the Stamp Congress Act” (Ghere and Spreeman 9). Colonists of this time were resisting and itching for change, and were creating petitions and formal resolutions to enact change and unit people. Another point to be brought up when discussing colonial resistance during the years 1763-1776 would be the Virginia Resolves written by Patrick Henry. The resolves were a set of resolutions. These resolutions were passed around colony-to-colony and helped grow and inspire the sense of resistance that was already out there. “As the political controversies surrounding the Sugar, Stamp and Townshend acts fluctuated in the late 1760s, the presence of large contingents of British troops in NY and Boston became a constant source of irritation” (Ghere and Spreeman 10). The stamp, sugar and Townshend acts all created by the government created a shift in the way people viewed …show more content…
Their ties with Britain were being diminished, their ideas in both economics and politics were changing, acts such as the Stamp Act were put in place and lastly taxation was becoming more and more of an issue. Three events led to the colonists partaking in a period of revolution. The first event, which led colonists toward revolution, was the Boston Massacre. The Boston Massacre was a result of the Townshend acts. The Townshend acts were, “a series of acts/taxes imposed by the British on their North American colonies. These acts were in charge of obtaining the revenue needed to pay for the colonial royal governors and judges” (History.com). On March 5, 1770 after numerous street attacks a violent confrontation occurred and led to the death of five colonists. The next event that took place was in the year 1773, which was only three years after the Boston Massacre. This event would come to be known as the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party occurred because Britain still wasn’t able to generate a decent amount of revenue, even though they had just enacted the Townshend Acts. So as a result of not being able to create enough revenue Parliament decided to increase the tax on tea. “While exempting it from some of the trade regulations that increased shipping costs (Ghere and Spreeman 10).