Sugar Interest Causes
The Sugar Interest, the wealthy British plantation owners, were one of the main causes of the start of the Revolutionary War. The Sugar Interest’s influence in British Parliament to give the Sugar Islands back to France was a factor. A second factor was the Sugar Interests desire for high profits and no competition. A third factor was the need to create revenue to provide funds to pay the debt incurred from the French and Indian War.
The Sugar Interest had seen how the tobacco market had been affected by the influx of American tobacco. They had seen how the market had crashed and tobacco had become unprofitable due to the amount produced in the Americas. They also saw how raising of tobacco ruined the soil nutrient balance. The Caribbean …show more content…
Britain also received Quebec. This land ownership change meant that the French were now gone from the North American continent. The colonists now see that France and Spain have departed and no longer see the need to pay taxes for the British military to protect them from either Spain or France. The British moved into trading posts and the forts left vacant by the French and Spanish.. However, with the French no longer the barrier to the west, the colonists began expanding westward. This caused friction with the Indians and fighting began between colonists and Indians. The fighting required a military force which cost money. Britain now needed more revenue to pay for the troops to fight the Indians for the colonists. To grow this revenue the British would impose several taxes on the colonists, angering them.
It is clear that the influence and desires of the Sugar Interest contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War. If the Sugar Interest had not had the influence over Parliament, then the sugar producing islands may have remained under British control. The French would still be in North America, blocking westward expansion, and the colonists would still have wanted military protection from the French and the Indians. The British would not have needed additional funds to fund military posts in new
The Sugar Interest had seen how the tobacco market had been affected by the influx of American tobacco. They had seen how the market had crashed and tobacco had become unprofitable due to the amount produced in the Americas. They also saw how raising of tobacco ruined the soil nutrient balance. The Caribbean …show more content…
Britain also received Quebec. This land ownership change meant that the French were now gone from the North American continent. The colonists now see that France and Spain have departed and no longer see the need to pay taxes for the British military to protect them from either Spain or France. The British moved into trading posts and the forts left vacant by the French and Spanish.. However, with the French no longer the barrier to the west, the colonists began expanding westward. This caused friction with the Indians and fighting began between colonists and Indians. The fighting required a military force which cost money. Britain now needed more revenue to pay for the troops to fight the Indians for the colonists. To grow this revenue the British would impose several taxes on the colonists, angering them.
It is clear that the influence and desires of the Sugar Interest contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War. If the Sugar Interest had not had the influence over Parliament, then the sugar producing islands may have remained under British control. The French would still be in North America, blocking westward expansion, and the colonists would still have wanted military protection from the French and the Indians. The British would not have needed additional funds to fund military posts in new