French Indian War Dbq Analysis
French-Indian War DBQ
Prior to 1754, the British colonies were loyal to mother country England because of tensions between the colonies and the French, escalating when the French expanded into the British territory of the Ohio River Valley, and because of the issues arising with Native Americans due to both the French and British starting to move onto their land. Relations between the American colonies and England drastically changed between 1754 to 1763 economically, because of the colonists refusal to pay British tax causing them to seek alternative international trading partners and protest against the tax; politically, because of the new rules and regulations enforced by England that upset the colonies; and ideologically, because of the taxes and laws put in place by parliament in turn bringing a sense of resentment …show more content…
As seen in the British Order in Council, Parliament sees the acceptance of these new taxes and laws as a duty and responsibility of the colonies (Doc F). The colonies had had enough with the taxes and when the British decided to pass the Stamp Act of 1765, the colonists were outraged and in turn decided to protest. The colonies develop this idea of “no taxation without representation” in the British Parliament due to the ideas of James Otis, who argued it was against the British constitution. The colonies came together to hold the Stamp Act Congress in New York in 1766 to discuss how they were going to protest the new British tax; to which they decided a boycott of purchasing British goods would be put into place. As seen in Newspaper Masthead in October 1765, the colonist were already trying to find ways to encourage the repeal and resistance against the tax before the Stamp Act Congress (Doc H). The King and Parliament noticed the defiance of the tax, and were upset and confused until Benjamin Franklin goes
Prior to 1754, the British colonies were loyal to mother country England because of tensions between the colonies and the French, escalating when the French expanded into the British territory of the Ohio River Valley, and because of the issues arising with Native Americans due to both the French and British starting to move onto their land. Relations between the American colonies and England drastically changed between 1754 to 1763 economically, because of the colonists refusal to pay British tax causing them to seek alternative international trading partners and protest against the tax; politically, because of the new rules and regulations enforced by England that upset the colonies; and ideologically, because of the taxes and laws put in place by parliament in turn bringing a sense of resentment …show more content…
As seen in the British Order in Council, Parliament sees the acceptance of these new taxes and laws as a duty and responsibility of the colonies (Doc F). The colonies had had enough with the taxes and when the British decided to pass the Stamp Act of 1765, the colonists were outraged and in turn decided to protest. The colonies develop this idea of “no taxation without representation” in the British Parliament due to the ideas of James Otis, who argued it was against the British constitution. The colonies came together to hold the Stamp Act Congress in New York in 1766 to discuss how they were going to protest the new British tax; to which they decided a boycott of purchasing British goods would be put into place. As seen in Newspaper Masthead in October 1765, the colonist were already trying to find ways to encourage the repeal and resistance against the tax before the Stamp Act Congress (Doc H). The King and Parliament noticed the defiance of the tax, and were upset and confused until Benjamin Franklin goes