Did The First Centrifugal Force Lead To The Fragmentation Of The British Empire?
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A centrifugal force in history is an event that might results in the fragmentation of an empire. An example of this was the reign of King George III. His desire to keep a strict rule over the colonies could not keep the colonists loyal. They pushed back. There were three main centrifugal forces that led to the fragmentation of the British Empire in North America. The distance of the colonies from Britain created independence that was hard to overcome. Those willing to colonize the new world generally had a strong independent streak desiring new opportunities and more freedom. Of course, this was not the king’s plan. He controlled where they would settle, regulated their trade, and imposed taxes that he expected the colonists to pay without question- “Taxation Without Representation.” All of which would ultimately lead to violence between the colonists and Britain. …show more content…
Leaders feared that more fighting would take place on the frontier if colonists kept moving onto American Indian lands. These conflicts would disrupt trade in the region and force Britain to spend more money on defense. To avoid these problems, Britain’s King George III issued the Proclamation of 1763. This law prohibited the British from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. The Proclamation created a border between colonial and American Indian lands. This Proclamation proved difficult to enforce. Most people who wanted to settle or trade in the Ohio River Valley ignored it. As explorers like Daniel Boone led people west of the Appalachians, colonial settlement expanded. The colonists’ disregard for the Proclamation showed their increasing unhappiness with British attempts to control
A centrifugal force in history is an event that might results in the fragmentation of an empire. An example of this was the reign of King George III. His desire to keep a strict rule over the colonies could not keep the colonists loyal. They pushed back. There were three main centrifugal forces that led to the fragmentation of the British Empire in North America. The distance of the colonies from Britain created independence that was hard to overcome. Those willing to colonize the new world generally had a strong independent streak desiring new opportunities and more freedom. Of course, this was not the king’s plan. He controlled where they would settle, regulated their trade, and imposed taxes that he expected the colonists to pay without question- “Taxation Without Representation.” All of which would ultimately lead to violence between the colonists and Britain. …show more content…
Leaders feared that more fighting would take place on the frontier if colonists kept moving onto American Indian lands. These conflicts would disrupt trade in the region and force Britain to spend more money on defense. To avoid these problems, Britain’s King George III issued the Proclamation of 1763. This law prohibited the British from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. The Proclamation created a border between colonial and American Indian lands. This Proclamation proved difficult to enforce. Most people who wanted to settle or trade in the Ohio River Valley ignored it. As explorers like Daniel Boone led people west of the Appalachians, colonial settlement expanded. The colonists’ disregard for the Proclamation showed their increasing unhappiness with British attempts to control