American Colonists Problems

When the first colonists’ arrived in the Americas on the Mayflower in 1607, they were running from religious persecution, due to them not converting to Catholicism. At first, it was difficult to make a colony due to geographical and weather conditions, but after a time, they were able to better equip themselves to actually make a go of it. Before the settlers left, Parliament was gaining more and more control over the British nation. The King was not as in control as his predecessors were before him. With this being said, the settlers started their own small government as time went on, similar to that of Parliament. England was rarely getting involved with the life and politics of that of the Americans, so the colonists’ began to get used to the way their lives were going. They wanted to be their own nation and govern themselves without anyone getting involved without their direct permission. However, Parliament passed what is called the Navigation Acts. The Navigation Acts was to ensure that the American colonies did trade with no one but the British. This of course caused some annoyance throughout the colonies, but they saw this as a minor inconvenience since they were able to smuggle goods to other countries. In the late …show more content…
First, was their financial problem, because the war caused a lot of financial issues for them, they had to find a way to come up with enough money to pay off their debts. Another problem was the need to make sure all their new territories were covered. From this arose a problem for the American colonies. The British decided to leave behind some of their military to make their new territories secure. What many Americans didn’t understand was the reason why the military needed to be there. They believed that Britain wanted to keep an eye on them, which did not sit well with the colonists’. Britain then came up with an idea that could help pay off their massive war