Carl Degler does not dispute that the American Revolution was a Product of Market-Driven Forces as he writes, “Within a century after the revolution, France, Spain, and Portugal lost portions or all of their New World empires through colonial rebellion.” – Page 213. Although, rebellion started with boycotting imports, this was not the sole reason of the American Revolution. Carl Degler’s articles gives other avenues to consider. He explains the causes and consequences that lead up to the American Revolution. The shattering victory of the Anglo-American forces over the French suddenly revealed how wide the gulf between colonist and England had become. As stated by the previous author, England lost a lot of money in the war; they needed revenue. Carl Degler wrote, “The new imperial polices of the British government caught the Americans off guard. It was not injustice or the economic incidence of the taxes which prompted the colonial protests; it was rather the novelty of the British demands.” – Page
Carl Degler does not dispute that the American Revolution was a Product of Market-Driven Forces as he writes, “Within a century after the revolution, France, Spain, and Portugal lost portions or all of their New World empires through colonial rebellion.” – Page 213. Although, rebellion started with boycotting imports, this was not the sole reason of the American Revolution. Carl Degler’s articles gives other avenues to consider. He explains the causes and consequences that lead up to the American Revolution. The shattering victory of the Anglo-American forces over the French suddenly revealed how wide the gulf between colonist and England had become. As stated by the previous author, England lost a lot of money in the war; they needed revenue. Carl Degler wrote, “The new imperial polices of the British government caught the Americans off guard. It was not injustice or the economic incidence of the taxes which prompted the colonial protests; it was rather the novelty of the British demands.” – Page