British Empire Advantages And Disadvantages

There were several reasons that led Americans to believe that their best option for the society of the colonies was to break away from the British Empire and the institution of monarchy. If the colonies remaining with the monarchy, there were several advantages and disadvantages. One of the biggest abuses of power the monarchy used against the colonies was the repressive legislation passed as well as the threatening objective of taxation without representation. The taxation and repressive legislation from British parliament cut down on much of the freedom of the colonies. Although the colonies were content with the rule of the monarchy for quite some time, colonists still decided to break with the British Empire and eventually succeeded …show more content…
Many of the disadvantages to being part of the British Empire include a huge lack of economic freedom. These include tariffs on specific products, trading embargos with specific countries, and legislation banishing westward expansion. One eventual disadvantage of remaining with the British Empire would be being held responsible to aid Britain for the expenses of the French-Indian War. With a monarchy in direct control of the colonies, the colonies have eventually lose all of their freedom corresponding to all of the legislation passed limiting most of their economic freedom. Remaining with the British Empire would most likely to have the continued feeling of disconnect and disunity between the state. These would be some of the eventual disadvantages of the colonist if they were to remain with the British …show more content…
There were many more disadvantages than advantages to being apart of the British Empire. Many of the causes for the Revolution fell under the abuse of the Imperial rule of the British Empire. Many colonists regardless of the amount of wealth and status they possessed were affected by the repressive legislature passed by the British Empire. Americans also understood that no taxation without representation was a huge deal when considered the freedom of the colonies. The idea behind so many informed and connect society of colonists was incredibly influential in having a strong movement toward the British Empire. Through all of these reasons listed above the American Revolution was successful in terms of liberating themselves from the shackles of the British