Summary: The British Colonial Relationship
The Overbearing British
The colonial relationship from the colonists to the British before the French and Indian War was “functional” from a white man’s perspective. The colonies were producing cash crops, experiencing rapid economic growth, and a profitable global trade. The colonies were going about their business with little support from England. Meanwhile the British did not pay much attention to the colonies during the English Civil War, but after the war, the monarchy wanted the financial benefits from their American colonies.
The British formed the Navigational Acts, to increase the British commercial revenues by restricting the economic freedom of the “New World” (Shi & Tindall, 2013). The act of 1651 was among the first and required all goods imported to England and the colonies be carried on English ships, and crewed English sailors. This act fueled the colonial frustrations because of the restrictions on their “free economy”. The Navigation Acts were created to tighten England’s control over the colonies. Nevertheless, the motherland was unaware of the building tensions within the colonies toward British laws. In my opinion, England was in a state of panic, inflicting thoughtless bounds upon those who were in partaking in American commerce. However ruling over a land thousands of miles away, assuming the people …show more content…
The straw that broke the camel’s back was the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was imposed by the English Parliament in 1765, and aimed to influence those with political power in the colonies and to raise money. The Stamp Act required legal and business document to be printed or issued on paper with the royal stamp. The colonists viewed this tax as taxation without representation (Mellen, 2012). The British were attempting to restrict freedom of press and impose a tax that burdened the colonials, ultimately destroying American
The colonial relationship from the colonists to the British before the French and Indian War was “functional” from a white man’s perspective. The colonies were producing cash crops, experiencing rapid economic growth, and a profitable global trade. The colonies were going about their business with little support from England. Meanwhile the British did not pay much attention to the colonies during the English Civil War, but after the war, the monarchy wanted the financial benefits from their American colonies.
The British formed the Navigational Acts, to increase the British commercial revenues by restricting the economic freedom of the “New World” (Shi & Tindall, 2013). The act of 1651 was among the first and required all goods imported to England and the colonies be carried on English ships, and crewed English sailors. This act fueled the colonial frustrations because of the restrictions on their “free economy”. The Navigation Acts were created to tighten England’s control over the colonies. Nevertheless, the motherland was unaware of the building tensions within the colonies toward British laws. In my opinion, England was in a state of panic, inflicting thoughtless bounds upon those who were in partaking in American commerce. However ruling over a land thousands of miles away, assuming the people …show more content…
The straw that broke the camel’s back was the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was imposed by the English Parliament in 1765, and aimed to influence those with political power in the colonies and to raise money. The Stamp Act required legal and business document to be printed or issued on paper with the royal stamp. The colonists viewed this tax as taxation without representation (Mellen, 2012). The British were attempting to restrict freedom of press and impose a tax that burdened the colonials, ultimately destroying American