* P-art one: - By the 1700’s the British had established colonies in North America. The British always saw the colonists as another branch of their country. They always saw them as THEIR people whose king was George III. The colonists relied on the British to provide food and supplies. It was a working system until the British started to poke the bear which resulted in the American revolution. Three of the main reasons are listed below. The British wanted to find a way to pay of their war debts and resulted to Reason 1: TAXES! The stamp act, passed in 1764, required the colonist to pay tax for the import of molasses which massively damaged the rum industry. This act hurt the merchants the most due to it being more expensive to make their …show more content…
In 1765, the quarantine act was passed which required the colonist to house the soldiers or pay for their housing .This was seen as unnecessary by the colonist because the French Indian war has just ended. It also meant that the quackers and many were forcibly kicked out of their …show more content…
However, several factors did contribute to the American victory; so it wasn’t complete luck. Some of these factors are that the Americans were in their home land their soil, the british were far away from ther country so they had to bring supplies and soilders all the way from the atalantic. The French also backed up the americans in the war. Finnaly, the most important Spirit and courage! First reason: Home land! The americans were in their own backyard during this war, they knew every hiding spot and they were familiar with its terrain which was vital to one of their tactics the gurella tactic which proved to be vital to the US during the war. The Americas usually went to lines of sight and camping spots that were hard to find resulting in the british retreating and surrendering this was most effect in the war of sorettoga. Second reason: Across The Atlantic! The british already were trying to pay of its debts. The british had to send over supplies and soilders across the atlantic and then cross American land to fight the americans. This costed the British a lot of time and money. This was crucial to the American win leading to surrender of the
The relationship between Britain and her Americans colonies slowly deteriorated between the 1750s and the beginning of the American Revolution. When the first British immigrants settled in America, the relationship of the colonies and their mother country was somewhat peaceful. In the following generations, however, their relationship became tenser as Britain imposed policies and taxes on unrepresented American colonists. The British believed they were right in doing so because they had large debts to pay from ongoing wars with France. These taxes caused uprisings among colonists which contributed to British occupation in America, leading to more rebellions. Eventually, the rift in the relationship between the colonists and the British led to the Revolutionary War and the formation of a new country.
After the French and Indian War, Great Britain was in tremendous debt and had additional land to rule. By cause of their debt and their obligation to their new land, they began to put taxes on the colonists living in that land. The colonists were enraged because they were getting taxed without representation in British Parliament. Two acts that caused some of these reactions are the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts. Overall, British actions after 1763 caused numerous reactions from the colonists, which led to the American Revolution.
The British were the culprits that started this war. The fact that Britain and France were at war highly affected the start of the battle. “…the British were impressing American seaman to help fight the war against Napoleon”. They had been helping the Indians by giving them weapons and helping them “attack the frontier”, they hadn’t left our property and fort...
About one-third of the colonists were patriots who were ready to take any means necessary to fight for independence for their country. The patriots were so passionate about their cause that they would torture or even kill loyalists or indifferent people. Because of this strong passion, the colonists had much more to gain then the British had to lose. The British had other colonies and other forms of export and import to create a profit, but if the Colonists lost they would have lost their independence and freedom.
The American Revolution was caused by a series of attempts from the British to tax American colonists. After a war against France, Britain ruled an enormous overseas empire. Britain however faced war debt and was in need of money to administer the overseas empire. The crown decided that since the colonists were the primary beneficiaries of this empire, it was time to have them contribute to the empire’s revenue by paying taxes.
After the French Indian War ended, the Britain was in debt, and they also wanted to have more control of the colonies, and the colonists. They passed different acts and procedures in order to collect money, and hold the control of the colonists, and the colonies. Yet the colonists were not given any representation, and they were losing their freedoms one by one; these caused a serious tension between Britain and the colonies, which eventually lead to the American revolution, followed by the Declaration of Independence. The colonies were justified for declaring independence from England, because the king of England caused “repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over the states”("The
...of the Americans as well as the new allies of France and other Europeans countries proved invaluable to the outcome of the war. The Americans needed every bit of help in defeating the regular troops of the British army whom were tough and disciplined men. These battles were won, in part, with new outside support, weapons and supplies. The momentum had shifted and the American’s came to Yorktown with renewed vigor and determination to defeat the British. Had the Americans not won the battles of Saratoga, the entire face of the revolution would have changed. A continued string of defeats would have prevented the French from joining and would have further defeated the American’s efforts. The turning point of Saratoga was the motivating force that resulted in Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown and sealed the future for the establishment of The United States of America.
From a basic standpoint you see that the british have defeated many different armies, giving them an appearance of being invincible. They were organized and fought well, fought as an army not an every man for themselves kind of army. So how did the unorganized army of america defeat the invincible forces of the British? Both sides had strengths, but with every strength there’s a weakness. For example a weakness to the powerful British was, they were not at home supplies took months to reach them so they had to be careful of what they used6. But the strength of the Americans were they were at home so supplies were a bit more swift in arrival, and they were fighting for a great cause, and that cause was their independence, their ability to be free and not have to take commands from the
The War of 1812, sometimes referred to as “The Second War of Independence,” was one of the bloodiest, yet most pointless wars in American history. After 32 months of Americans fighting for a change in the relationship between Britain and the U.S., the war ended with a treaty that left many of the original conflicts unresolved. Although the war had no obvious victor, it boosted American nationalism and patriotism, something much needed after only 39 years of independence. However, British interferences with American trade, and the cost of war materials had a negative impact on the United State's economy. America’s geographic location, in relation to Canada and New York, played a key role in defense against British attacks. Whoever gained control of the Niagara peninsula that connected these two territories would have an advantage over the other nation.
From 1754-1763, Britain fought the French and Indian war. Although Britain had won the war, they still had a lot of war debts to pay off. Britain turned to the colonies to pay off their debts by taxing them. The taxes angered the colonists because they believed it violated their rights. Benjamin Franklin had initially proposed the Albany plan of Union to unite the colonies, however this law was rejected by all of the colonial governments. It wasn't until after all of the British laws and taxes that the colonies would unite and write the Declaration of Independence.
“In 1765, Parliament passed an act that forced colonists to help support British soldiers who were in the colonies to keep peace. Because it included payment for the soldiers’ quarters, or rooms, it was called the Quartering Act.”(Hossell 6) Many colonists were outraged at the idea of British troops being in thier private quarters and they felt as though they did not do anything to deserve such a hefty amount of monitoring. The orders of King George III were nothing short of tyrannical as it was almost a totalitarian government over the build up to the war as King George forced troops into close quarters with his colonists across seas which sparked more acts and rebellions within the colonies.
Great Britain has established a number of colonies in America by 1770s, under the influence of the colonists being citizens of Great Britain and subjects of King George III (Why were the American colonies unhappy with the British government?) Great Britain had bound the colonies by restricting trade so the colonies had to depend on the British for imported goods and supplies. (Why were the American colonies unhappy with the British government?) As the French and Indian War came to an end, Great Britain passed the Quartering Act in which American colonists was required to pay for lodging of British soldiers. (Why were the American colonies unhappy with the British government?) Colonists was apoplectic with anger seeing no reason for British
When we were fighting the British we were heavily outnumbered but our troops still fought and didn’t give up which showed we had grit. All of our troops were also no where near as equipped as the British army. Our troops were still able to win the war and got America it’s independence.
The Americans began the conflict with land offensives, attacking English territories in Canada and in the center of the continent of what is now the United States. It was a fiasco. The American militiamen, despite their greater numbers, were not organized to face even small English and Indian garrisons. The English retaliated smartly. Without troops for a land attack they opted for the defensive and the partnership with the indigenous tribes for them to thicken the resistance. At sea, however, they were more energetic. They have decreed a complete embargo of the United States maritime trade, ruining the American economy in a short time. Calculated and very well planned, the English sent a small garrison to land near the city of Washington and
It had a destructive effect on the economy of the colonists. Next was the Stamp Act of 1765.