English Imperialism Case Study

A. Explain the reasons for English Colonization by doing the Following:
A1. Discuss the political motivations for English Imperialism. The main political motivation for English Imperialism was due to the rivalries with its European Counterparts. Initially, European countries were looking for a water passage to China so they would be able to trade for their goods. Spain, who lead the charge, landed in Central and South America, captured gold and silver. From this the Spain were able to grow their army and hence, their political power. Next in line were the France who landed in North America and discovered the land to be ripe with animal pelts which brought great wealth to the French (Norton, 2015). The Dutch had found the same success
This Act required Taxed Stamps to be placed on printed materials (Norton, 2015). These stamps had to be purchased using the British sterling coin, which was not prevalent in the colonies. Colonist saw the pitfalls of this act and began to seek equal liberty with British Parliament. Not yet seeking independence, the colonist wanted British leaders to rethink how government worked. Opposition continued to rise as these ideals were rejected by Royal Rule. Demonstrations opposing this legislation took place one of which being the burning of an effigy of the stamp distributor, Andrew Oliver and his home being vandalized. Eventually a group b the name “Sons of Liberty” formed to help influence protesting events. Finally, Parliament had repealed the Stamp Act, however, it was directly linked to the passage of the Declaratory Act. This stamp act was central to the American Revolution because it was the first collective from the Colonies to oppose Parliament, and was the direct linkage to future taxation against the Americas, thanks to the Declaratory Act, that would push the Colonies to
The goal of this was to help keep the company alive as it was on the brink of Bankruptcy. The Tea Act enabled the single company to price its tea competitively by avoiding Middle Agents (Norton, 2015). A few leaders in the colonies saw this move from Parliament as a move to grant monopoly to one company and the right for England to impose Taxation on the American Colonies. This resulted in the famous Boston Tea Party event. Thanks to Tea Acts interpretation by the Colonies and the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed even greater legislations that quickly spun American Colonist to the brink of