Why did the colonists break away from English rule?
In 1756, a war broke out in Europe that would eventually transform into a global conflict. The Seven Years War would last until 1763. The war began when Prussia’s Fredrick II invaded a base in Saxony, one of Austria’s allies, to prevent what he thought was an attack on him. This caused a strong coalition against Prussia. Since George II was elector of Hanover, he had to aid Prussia by fighting the French attacks on Germany. This caused the conflict to in turn carry over to the New World, causing what we now know as the French and Indian War. During this war the French colonist in North America, along with the Delaware, Shawnee, Algonquin, Potawatomis, Ojibwas, Ottawas, and other Indian …show more content…
Because of the Seven Years war, the British Government had taken out huge loans from Dutch and British bankers. This caused the national debt to go from 75 million pounds to 133 million pounds ($105,805,000 to $180,587,400). Now Britain had to find a way to pay off of these debts. They decided that the best way is to tax their North American colonies. This is simple for them to do because the colonies were supposedly reliant on Britain, and they did not have any representation in Parliament to deny these tax laws. British Parliament began to issue a series of tax laws. The first of these was the Sugar Act which put taxes on many common food items that were not necessities but they were extremely popular items at the time. It also restricted who the colonists could buy these items from. For example, if Britain charged 3 dollars a pound for sugar and France charged 1 dollar a pound, then the colonists had to buy their sugar from Britain despite the price difference. This made the colonists upset with British Parliament but not as bad as the Stamp Act would. The Stamp Act was the primary plan to help
In 1756, a war broke out in Europe that would eventually transform into a global conflict. The Seven Years War would last until 1763. The war began when Prussia’s Fredrick II invaded a base in Saxony, one of Austria’s allies, to prevent what he thought was an attack on him. This caused a strong coalition against Prussia. Since George II was elector of Hanover, he had to aid Prussia by fighting the French attacks on Germany. This caused the conflict to in turn carry over to the New World, causing what we now know as the French and Indian War. During this war the French colonist in North America, along with the Delaware, Shawnee, Algonquin, Potawatomis, Ojibwas, Ottawas, and other Indian …show more content…
Because of the Seven Years war, the British Government had taken out huge loans from Dutch and British bankers. This caused the national debt to go from 75 million pounds to 133 million pounds ($105,805,000 to $180,587,400). Now Britain had to find a way to pay off of these debts. They decided that the best way is to tax their North American colonies. This is simple for them to do because the colonies were supposedly reliant on Britain, and they did not have any representation in Parliament to deny these tax laws. British Parliament began to issue a series of tax laws. The first of these was the Sugar Act which put taxes on many common food items that were not necessities but they were extremely popular items at the time. It also restricted who the colonists could buy these items from. For example, if Britain charged 3 dollars a pound for sugar and France charged 1 dollar a pound, then the colonists had to buy their sugar from Britain despite the price difference. This made the colonists upset with British Parliament but not as bad as the Stamp Act would. The Stamp Act was the primary plan to help