John Adams once said, “[L]iberty must at all hazards be supported. We have a right to it, derived from our Maker.” The affiliation between Britain and its American colonies experienced a steady decline in the time leading up to 1775. The British had more fault in the waning of the relationship because of their Parliamentary Acts, the significant figures, and the conflicts that they sparked that eventually led to the American Revolution.
Before 1775, Parliament in Britain had created many new policies and acts that at times infuriated the colonists. The Tea Act of 1773 was passed by Parliament that allowed the British East India Company to export tea to America without having to pay navigation taxes that the colonists had to disburse. This privilege gave the company the potentiality to undersell and monopolize American merchants and their tea trade. More significantly, it revitalized American fervor on taxation without representation. As a result, the colonists boycotted tea as means of remonstration. Not only was it unjust, it showed that Parliament was biased when it came to raising revenue for the war debt. Furthermore, to the colonists, England only created taxes for the benefit of their own economy. Resistance from the colonists resulted in the Intolerable Acts as a consequence from the Boston Tea Party. Parliament had enforced the policies almost as revenge for the assets lost on valuable tea. The Intolerable Acts closed the port of Boston, drastically reduced self government power, and provided the colonists’ barns and houses for the quartering of troops. Bitter feelings toward Parliament were heightened when this act was passed. By enforcing the Tea Act and the Intolerable Acts, Parliament had taken away much freedom, g...
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...r fellow citizens from threat. General Thomas Gage was informed of these preparations in Boston and took action to seize the rebel leaders, which ultimately resulted in the first battle of the Revolution. The British did not hesitate to act aggressively towards the colonists, which was a central reason behind all the underlying tensions that led to bloody conflicts.
In conclusion, due to Parliamentary Acts, significant figures, and conflicts, the relationship between Britain and America slowly but surely deteriorated until the American Revolution broke out. The British without doubt were more to blame for the damaging of their mother-child relationship with America. The colonists were infuriated with Britain, and the tension was building up. In due course, the tension could no longer be held which finally led to the American fight for independence and liberty.
Before 1775, Parliament in Britain had created many new policies and acts that at times infuriated the colonists. The Tea Act of 1773 was passed by Parliament that allowed the British East India Company to export tea to America without having to pay navigation taxes that the colonists had to disburse. This privilege gave the company the potentiality to undersell and monopolize American merchants and their tea trade. More significantly, it revitalized American fervor on taxation without representation. As a result, the colonists boycotted tea as means of remonstration. Not only was it unjust, it showed that Parliament was biased when it came to raising revenue for the war debt. Furthermore, to the colonists, England only created taxes for the benefit of their own economy. Resistance from the colonists resulted in the Intolerable Acts as a consequence from the Boston Tea Party. Parliament had enforced the policies almost as revenge for the assets lost on valuable tea. The Intolerable Acts closed the port of Boston, drastically reduced self government power, and provided the colonists’ barns and houses for the quartering of troops. Bitter feelings toward Parliament were heightened when this act was passed. By enforcing the Tea Act and the Intolerable Acts, Parliament had taken away much freedom, g...
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...r fellow citizens from threat. General Thomas Gage was informed of these preparations in Boston and took action to seize the rebel leaders, which ultimately resulted in the first battle of the Revolution. The British did not hesitate to act aggressively towards the colonists, which was a central reason behind all the underlying tensions that led to bloody conflicts.
In conclusion, due to Parliamentary Acts, significant figures, and conflicts, the relationship between Britain and America slowly but surely deteriorated until the American Revolution broke out. The British without doubt were more to blame for the damaging of their mother-child relationship with America. The colonists were infuriated with Britain, and the tension was building up. In due course, the tension could no longer be held which finally led to the American fight for independence and liberty.