Depicted in this photo is the Boston Tea Party of 1773. Colonists were outraged by the increasing taxes and laws put on them by the British.
Give at least one example of things the colonists were upset with Britain over between the French and Indian War ending and the beginning of the American Revolution. Be sure not to duplicate a classmate's answer. Have fun!!!
Mrs. Demmel
In response to the Boston Tea Party of 1773, the British were convinced they needed to do something to destroy the rebellious attitude of the colony of Massachusetts. With this in mind, the parliament passed a series of acts, which came to be known as the Coercive Acts, or to Americans, the Intolerable Acts. One of the many measures the British imposed included the Quebec Act, in which they authorized a permanent government for Canada after it'd been taken from the French during the Seven Years' War. This extended the colony’s administrative control southwest toward the Ohio River and ultimately, invalidated several sea-to-sea boundaries of many colonial charters. Additionally, religious toleration was granted to the Roman Catholic Church and it retained the right to collect tithes, a form of tax. Catholicism was therefore forcefully established as the state religion in Quebec. American colonists were angered but at the same time, frightened, viewing this act as a preview for what measures the British authorities would then approach. Their fear of a British plot to abolish American liberty was confirmed, for they felt this action assaulted American freedoms and rights. Americans would later use the intolerable acts in whole to help justify the Revolutionary War beginning in 1775.
ReplyDeleteOne example of things the colonists were upset with Britain over between the French and Indian War ending and the beginning of the American Revolution was the British troops that were stationed in the colonies after rising tension from the implementation of several acts and laws put on them by the British. The troops stationed in the colonies were objects of disdain and animosity, and a persistent source of conflict was competition between troops and townsmen over jobs since soldiers were permitted to work when off duty. Tension and fighting between the colonist and the soldiers eventually led to the Boston Massacre, which became infamous throughout the colonies.
ReplyDeleteColonists were upset with the various taxes and trade restrictions placed upon them after the Seven Years' War. The British passed the Sugar Act which placed a duty on imported sugar. In 1765, the Stamp Act was also passed, which led to a crisis that regarded "virtual" and "actual" representation, emphasizing the direct relationship between the people and political representatives. Also, the King issued the Line of Proclamation in 1763 that restricted expansion west of the Appalachian Mountains, in respect to the Natives. This meant that people had to adjust their settlements east of the mountains which eventually became tight as the population grew.
ReplyDeleteThe colonists were upset with Britain because of the implementation of the Quartering act. After the French and Indian war, the English passed the Quartering act, in 1765, which said that American colonists had to provide housing and supplies to British troops. This act was addressed in the constitution, the third amendment, which in short says no quartering of slaves. The Quartering act was a major reason on why the American Colonists started the Boston Tea Party.
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ReplyDeleteThe Declaratory Act of 1766 caused an outrage among the British Colonies. This act essentially stated that the British Parliament had the rights and authority to make laws binding the colonists in all cases. This act was largely overlooked when it was created, as it accompanied the repeal of the largely hated Stamp Act. However, before long, the colonists realized the significance of this act and heavily opposed it, realizing that more, similar acts would follow this one and arguing that the British Parliament had no right to have so much control over the colonies. The tension created from this act would eventually contribute to the beginning of the American Revolution.
DeleteThe Sugar Act of 1764 preceded the Stamp Act but was based on the same concept. With debts from the French and Indian War straining the British Empire, Britain needed additional sources of revenue and thus decided to impose a number of Acts in America to pay for quartering British soldiers in the colonies and pay off additional war debts. The act, which would create revenue off of the molasses trade, placed strain instead on colony merchants and subdue the smuggling operations that ran within the colonies by reinforcing the customs service that regulated the trade. The additional expenses would only help to stoke the tension that would arise from economic restrictions imposed by Britain in the time period, eventually leading to the American Revolution.
ReplyDeleteThe colonists were especially upset when the British government placed the Townshend Revenue Act as an aftermath of the Seven Years' War. This act proposed a revenue measure oft that colonies by imposing import duties on commodities such as tea, lead, paint, paper, and glass. Although many colonists viewed this as an amiable enforcement since the revenue payed the royal officials in America, others however viewed it with suspicion, warning that his was part of the British conspiracy to suppress American liberties.
ReplyDeleteIn 1751, the British passed the Currency Act, which was then extended in 1764 after the French and Indian war. The act in 1764 disallowed any plans to make and emit a new form of currency, forcing the colonists to use only the British pound sterling and the little bit of paper money printed during the French and Indian War to pay off debts. The paper money’s printing was also disbanded, and the paper currency could only be used to pay off public debts like taxes. This put the colonists in a bad position as they had a shortage of gold or silver to trade. This act, along with many others led eventually to the boycotting of British goods.
ReplyDeleteOne law the colonists were upset with England about was the Navigation Acts. TheNavigation Acts were a series of laws that restricted the use of foreign shipping for trade between England and its colonies, a process which had started in 1651. The goal of these acts was to push the colonies into a more favorable line with England. It was also menat to stop direct colonial trade with other countries.
ReplyDeleteOne thing that the colonists were upset about the British between the French and Indian war and the American Revolution was the Boston Massacre. On March 5th, 1770 colonists started an argument with the Red Coats and after a couple minutes the British troops fired on a crowd of unarmed colonists. The soldiers injured 11 and killed 5 colonists. This battle was painted by Paul Revere and spread throughout the colonies as propaganda. This started many colonists furry against the British and made them very upset. This battle was very important in fueling the anger of the colonists leading to the American Revolution.
ReplyDeleteAn event that created tension between the North American colonists and the British government after the French and Indian War but before the American Revolution was the Massachusetts Government Act. This act was part of a group of laws and regulations known as the Coercive or Intolerable Acts passed by the English Parliament in the spring of 1774. As with the other Intolerable Acts, the Massachusetts Government Act was meant to punish the colonists of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. This act deprived the citizens of Massachusetts of the right to elect delegates to their assembly and select juries. The royal governor was given power over civil officers and had to approve town meetings if they occurred more than once a year. The Massachusetts Government Act abolished the government of Massachusetts and further exacerbated the colonists over the issue of representation
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DeleteFaragher, John M., Mari J. Buhle, Daniel Czitrom, and Susan H. Armitage. Out of Many; A History of the American People; AP Edition. Sixth ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2011. Print.
Colonists had many reasons to be angry at the British. Of the those reasons one was in June of 1772. The British were trying to catch smugglers who were intentionally avoiding paying for things like the Stamp and Sugar act. One captain who took his job a little too seriously Lieutenant William Duddington of the Gaspee was in charge of Narragansett Bay. Lieutenant Willliam basically abused his power and harassed many ships. Confiscating cargo and making life hell for the colonist. On June 9th the Gaspee was looted and burned. The Gaspee was falsely lead to shallow waters where John Brown and about 50 others waited for their vengeance. No colonists were arrested
ReplyDeleteA little known but significant event that lead to the beginning of the Revolutionary War was the seizure of John Hancock’s ship Liberty. After refusing to pay duties, he was targeted by custom agents, mainly due to his considerable wealth and his open opposition to the British government. In June 1768, angered by the unfair treatment of smugglers and merchants alike throughout Boston, colonists assaulted the officials, who immediately left the city in a panic. This had so enraged the citizens of Boston that in the town meeting it was called on everyone to prepare themselves for armed resistance. It never came into full effect, but in response, the British sent troops and artillery to occupy Boston and quell any thoughts of rebellion. The crisis of the Liberty had almost sparked an early start to the Revolutionary War and had paved the way for the events of the Boston Massacre.
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DeleteFaragher, John Mack, Mari Jo Buhle, Daniel Czitrom, and Susan H. Armitage. Out of Many. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2011. Print.
Another specific example that further raised tensions between the colonies and the British was the Boston Non-Importation Agreements. Passed in 1768, this act demonstrated resistance by boycotting British goods. It was one of the most effective resistance methods against the British, and was eventually adopted through the colonies. By boycotting imports, British goods’ values were dropped significantly and many of the merchants who controlled the shipments lost money.
ReplyDeleteAn event that further raised tensions between the colonies and the British was the Boston Port Bill. The Boston Port Bill was enforced to punish Massachusetts by closing down Boston Harbor until all the dumped tea was paid for. This greatly angered colonies because first off, the value of the tea was so expensive that there was no way the colonists could every pay for it. Second, Boston Port was the most active trading site in America and closing it greatly hindered the colonies' economy.
ReplyDeleteThe Sons of Liberty would hang an insignia from liberty poles they'd erected in town squares to call for a meeting. To the British these poles were symbols of dissention that were to be destroyed. Liberty poles were commonly found in Newport, Rhode Island, Concord, Massachusetts, Savannah, Georgia and New York, New York. In addition to being used as a means of communication amongst the Sons of Liberty members, new poles were often erected in celebration. The Liberty Boys were often responsible for erecting these pole of celebration, several were put up by them after the repeal of the Stamp Act. On January 17, 1770 British soldiers destroyed a liberty pole that had been originally erected in response to the the repeal of the Townshend Revenue Acts. The destruction of more liberty poles would quickly follow, creating outrage amongst the Sons of Liberty and colonists who supported them. These destructions by the British contributed to the steadily building tensions between colonists and soldiers preceding the Revolution.
ReplyDeletePopik, Barry. "The Big Apple: Liberty Pole (and Battle of Golden Hill, 1770)." The Big Apple: Liberty Pole (and Battle of Golden Hill, 1770). Permalink, 11 June 2006. Web. 27 Sept. 2013.
DeleteOne example of something the colonists were upset with Britain over between the French and Indian War ending and the beginning of the American Revolution was their virtual representation over the colonists. Colonists were upset that the British stated they represented the interests of their entire empire, when they did not factor in the interests of the particular districts within them, meaning the colonists. The colonies wanted to have actual representation from the British which means that if the colonists were to be represented, it would have to be by elected leaders who take resident in the colonies and directly respond to their interests. The colonists were upset that because this direct relationship didn't exist with the British meant that the British could not tax them - "No taxation without representation."
ReplyDeleteA final factor in the separation of the British imperial state from the American colonies was the passing of the Royal Proclamation of 1763, which dictated that no colonists could settle west of the crest of the Appalachian Mountains. This enraged many of the new-comers to the region as most arable land east of this line had already been claimed, and many settlers who lived west of the divide at the time of the Proclamation's issue were forced out, further worsening tensions. Colonists felt that Britain had no right to regulate this land, as it was owned by the colonial government and settled by colonists.
ReplyDeleteAnother factor that upset the colonists during the Pre - Revolution era was the Quebec Act. Passed in 1774, this act imposed an imperial government over all of Quebec, expanding its territories and eliminating what little representation the colonists from Quebec had. This angered the colonists because they now had no control over Quebec and it was infringing on their territory.
ReplyDeleteOne major thing that the colonists in Britain were mad about was the tea act placed in 1973. They were mainly mad about the fact that Britain initially put taxes on many common items, but then repealed many of those taxes, which were found under the Townsend acts, but left the tax on tea. This angered the public immensely, and led to rebellion
ReplyDeleteThe British also angered the Americans by controlling there judicial system. Judges paid by the British declared sentences instead of Jury’s. Judges could choose to convict and punish the colonist as they would. This was especially useful to the British in smuggling cases. Eventually even more steps were taken such as the intolerable acts which gave British soldiers the right to a trial in Britain. The British had tried to do this during the Boston massacre but they were tried in the colony (six of the soldiers were acquitted and the other two were given what would be considered an honorable discharge because John Adams represented them). This angered the colonist because they didn’t the British should have this right.
ReplyDeleteAnother action of the British that pissed off the colonials was treating the colonies like children. After the 7 years war the British placed troops in the colonies to "protect them" because they thought the colonies couldn't protect themselves. Many colonial people fought in the 7 years war and were mad that the British acted as though they had swooped in and saved us even though they brought the fight over here. They also levied taxes against us to pay for these soldiers we didn't even want. The British made us pay to be insulted.
ReplyDeleteOne of the things the British did to the colonies that angered the colonists was basically taking over Boston's government. They still had all of their officials, but they weren't allowed to hold a meeting without permission from the British. This meant that Boston's government was basically ineffective. While this didn't vex too many colonists outside of Massachusetts, it angered the colonists in Boston greatly. Since Boston was basically the heart of the revolution, this was one of the final triggers that set off the Revolutionary War.
ReplyDeleteThe biggest thing the British did to the American colonies after the French and Indian War was to make the colonists pay increased taxes in order to pay the war debt, even after the colonists had assisted the British in the war effort. This led to various methods of resistance, from peaceful letters sent to the king, to tar and feathering British government officials. The British did not respond well to the resistance of their colonies, and punished the colonists with the intolerable acts, which only perpetuated and escalated the conflict more.
ReplyDeleteThe people of america were upset about not having representation. Britain's parliament didn't give america a voice. The parliament made decisions for america and taxed them unfairly. America didn't have a voice. People thought that if they were going to be unlawfully taxed that they should at least have some sort of representation. This was a huge issue colonists had with Britain.
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