Revolutionary War Dbq Analysis

The end of the French and Indian war called for celebration. Finally, the French and their Native Americans allies were no more. However the war also affected the relationship between the British and the colonists dramatically. From working together to complete chaos among them. Everything went downhill for the British.The war placed them in a huge debt. The British blamed the colonists for the debt. According to document 1, British authority argued that the colonists should pay for their protection. With all these conflicts, the American colonists were justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain. After the war, the British placed acts to add more power and control over the colonies. These acts contained taxes which outraged the colonists. The Sugar Act of 1764 passed by the British parliament eliminated the illegal sugar trade between the colonies with the French and Spanish West Indies. It also established new vice-admiralty courts. This act damaged the sugar market in the colonies and deprived colonists of their sympathetic local juries. The Currency Act of 1764 required colonial assemblies to stop issuing paper money. The Stamp Act imposed a tax on printed documents. This angered the colonists because the British was imposing taxes without the consent of the …show more content…
Some groups such as the Sons of Liberty took the laws in their own hands. They assaulted stamp agents and burned stamps. They started many serious riots. In 1766, Charles Townshend created a program. He created the Quartering Act. This angered many colonists because they were forced to provide their homes and supplies for troops. This was saw as another assault on their rights. In document 2, political leaders in the colonies objected to the Townshend program and the Stamp Act because it was