Today we took a breather from PPT and enjoyed the PBS documentary Liberty: Reluctant Revolutionaries. This documentary exposes both sides of the lead up to the revolution showing us that both sides American and British share the blame for the distrust and resentment held between the two. For Homework tonight please review your notes and respond to one of the prompts below.
Instructions: please type your reply and keep the length between 150-250 words. You may post your response on the blog or you may print it out. If you print, do not forget to include a full heading (name, class / period, date) on the left hand margin. The assignment number will be 3. This will be due on Monday October 5th!
Prompt 1:
During the decade before the outbreak of war, what were the two major attitudes of the colonists toward Parliament and the British Empire?
Prompt 2:
What could have prevented the colonists' declaring independence and going to war?
If you completely zoned out during the video here is a link for you to refresh your memory:
The colonies were very strong in their opinion that they were British, and would probably not have rebelled if not for the way Great Britan treated them. The British could have prevented the war for independence in many ways, for example, treating the colonists as equals, giving the colonies a seat in parliament, and continuing salutary neglect.
ReplyDeleteThe British thought they were superior to the colonists, and as such treated them as lesser men, which in turn aggravated the colonists. Another thing that irked the colonies was taxation without representation. If the colonies had a seat in parliament, then they would have a say in what laws – and taxes – got passed, thereby making them less angry at any new taxes or laws. The colonists were also used to the empire not enforcing any laws or taxes, and were pretty comfortable with doing their own thing. Once Britan stopped their salutary neglect of the colonies, the colonists felt oppressed and bullied.
In conclusion, the colonies being thought of as inferiors, not having a seat in parliament, and the discontinuation of salutary neglect were all factors, that if not implemented by Britan, may have led to the colonies not rebelling.
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DeleteIs it salutary neglect if they have a seat in parliament?
Also would the colonies have wanted a seat before they 7 years war and all of the taxes
At first ,it seemed the colonists and parliament were on good terms during the french and indian war. Britain helped the American colonies by protecting them. Granted, the war front needed to be funding taxing ridiculous things was not the answer. Taxes on sugar, tea, cards ,and even dice frustrated the colonists'. They did not hear of the Stamp Act or Currency Act and the Quartering Act, put a huge strain on the colonists'. In a time of hardship when things are already hard ,how could parliament and the king expect the New England colonist to take care of another human being or pay more for something they could make for themselves? After a long time of salutary neglect and the crown ignoring their requests striving for independence seemed to intimate. If parliament had actually taken the time to a talk to a representative of the colonists', then it may have been possible to prevent the New England colonists' from declaring independence. They would have seen how difficult it was to be a colonist in the New England territory and may have felt sympathic for the colonist.
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I don't believe independence have been avoided. England and its new world colonies had a varying views of what the colonies actually were; what colony is, is difficult to define. The colonies viewed themselves as inherently British and the British viewed them as a foreign body, an other. Britain and the colonies grew apart, as more people were born in he colonies instead of coming over from Britain, and as the colonies were forced to govern themselves. An ocean is a great barrier and it is difficult to govern a land if you, the government, cannot understand the predicaments the people which you govern.
ReplyDeleteOne example is when the parliament decided to make colonial tax dollars fund federal salaries instead of Britain's war debt, to quell the colonies unrest. That however, was not why the colonies were protesting the taxes. Ben Franklin could not have thought of a better metaphor for the relationship, when he compares Britain to an old mother chiding a nearly grown child (the colonies) unnecessarily. This perfectly represents the feelings of the colonies as they were suddenly challenged with new restrictions, they had done nothing wrong, yet felt they were being punished. The British could not have understood the colonies dissent, and the colonies could not have understood Britain's purpose.
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DeleteThe colonies where in awe of Great Britain, they wanted their children to be taught over seas and receive better education, their tea and tea cups where imporated, just like most of their possesions. In my belief the colonists would of not rebellied if they where treated better, for people who where so loyal its suprising for them to not be so loyal or treated as equals.
ReplyDeleteEngland thought they deserved everything and instead of throwing a fit like a child its raising taxes and treating the colonists worse. England automatically ruled the colonists out of parliament and their government, they could not raise their voice about laws, taxes, or anything that was under investagion to get passed, making the colonists more angry, building up to rebelioning. once salutary neglect was finally stopped, the colonists realized how bad they where being treated
In conclusion, Britian treating the colonists bad caused them to reck war and rebel
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DeleteWhat could have theoretically prevented the colonist form wanting to declare their independence and going to war with the mother country was that if Britain had not treated the colonist like they were not there (salutary neglect). Was that they should have, from the beginning enforced the taxes the colonist should have been paying. Not wait in till after the French and Indian war and be like “ Hey you need to start paying these taxes that we have never really enforced before.” The people from Britain grew up with things like that and don’t really mind them because they have always been there. But for the colonist in America that was not the case because Britain left them alone for so long they created their own taxes and government so therefore their own laws. So that when Britain suddenly shoved these new taxes and laws on the colonist they responded like most people who have never had to live with something like that. This is why I think the colonist went to war and declared their independence.
ReplyDeleteBefore the out break of war in the colonies, colonists had mixed feelings towards the British Empire and Parliament. Some felt that they were inferior compared to the British. They sent their children overseas for education and imported British goods because they had more of a royal touch than their own products. Those with such attitude had no intention of separating from Great Britain. The other attitude was that the colonists felt bullied by the British with all the taxes and acts placed upon the colonists. After all the years of salutary neglect the colonies had to govern themselves they were used to their own governing and were prospering in such aspects. For the British to suddenly tell them they cannot and enforce all these taxes on goods seemed ludicrous and silly. The colonists felt that “The power to tax is the power to destroy.” Colonists intended on resisting any attempts at the progressing taxes and did so until civil disobedience became useless.
ReplyDeleteBefore the war, the colonists came to the colonies being an oceans worth away from their home in England, and thus were left to create their own land and government.yet, while far away great Britian still had a hold on the colonies either with their influence or with the taxes that were put on the colonists which led the colonists to either feeling inferior to Britian or feeling hatred toward the country for forcing taxes on them.while some of the colonies would try to strive to become like their mother country they would copy the same appearl as the british or painters going to England to learn how to create the same art.yet, even with all the attempts to become like England the british treated the colonists as inferiors not being like british men but as men of "commercial wealth".As for the other colonies, when parliament decided to issue the stamp act. When it reached the colonies it caussed an outcry from the colonial elites conforming that the English had no respect for them to even consult them, even George Washington himself saying that the stamp act was an "ill judged measure" by the parliament saying they "have no right to reach into our pockets without our consent." Of course After years of having to fend and govern themsselves and acting as englishmen this tax was the parliament Implying that they would be ruled and governed by a parliament far away from them.as a result, the colonists responded with protests, repeated letters to repeal the taxes, and boycott of British goods this was only only the beginning. leading to more taxes such as the Declaration act fueling the fire of the colonists leading to the eventual outbreak of the American Revolution.
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DeleteThe colonist had pretty much made their own laws and governments because for so many years they were under salutary neglect. The colonist loved everything about England, they gave them their manufactured goods and in other words left them alone to govern themselves, after the war England started to oppose taxes and other rules on a self governed land. I believe if England did not oppose taxes on the colonies it could have prevented the colonies from declaring their independence from England all together. For a couple hundred years we were left alone to make our own rules and taxes, basically we were already our own little country, as soon as the taxes such as sugar act, tea act, and all the others were brought to rule the colonist became ferrous, England had never done such a thing before, the colonies had their own rules and then from people who live thousands of miles away, across a whole ocean to tell them what to pay was simply observed. If Great Britain did not put those taxes into play we might still be apart of Britain today.
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DeleteThe colonist used to see themselves as apart of the British empire.They admired their way of life,and tried living like them.However even the colonies high society men couldn't live like them in the eyes of the British empire. What could have prevented the colonist from declaring their independence and going to war, is if the British empire respected the colonist and saw them as a part of New England like the colonist did.
ReplyDeleteWhen the stamp act began in 1765, colonist were outraged. To them the stamp act showed that New England didn't respect them. The colonist felt they were not more less than servents, Since in the British empire servents were taxed without consent. The colonist then realized they wanted to gain independence from the British, so they wouldn't become slaves to them. Soon after that the colonist began boycotting british goods, and starting rebelions.
If the British empire would have respected the colonist and maybe consented with the colonies local representitives about the taxing then the colonist wouldn't have felt attacked and dishonored. If the British would have done that then the colonist would have still been apart of New England and embraced their pride still.
Britain did quite a bit of things that cause the colonist to want their independence, causing them to go to war to declare their independence. Some things that would have prevented this was to just treat the colonists like they are also British. The colonist all saw them self as British but the same couldn't be said for New England seeing the colonist as British. True the colonies were settled by the british but when New England started putting taxes on the colonies without their reputation and looking down upon the colonist. Some examples of these taxes are The Stamp Act, The Sugar Act, and the Declaratory Act stating that New England has the right to tax the colonies without their consent. This made the colonies feel less like british people and more like something the british owned. If New England would have included the colonist in decisions about taxes and rules over the new colonies and just treated them as if they were british, the colonist would have had no reason to declare independence from New England.
ReplyDeleteThe two attitudes of the colonist were angry and quite hurt . The colonist wanted to be equal with the people of New England . The colonist were angry because they were not treated equal . The people of New England were putting taxes on everything . For example the stamp act , the stamp act was a act about having a stamp on everything they paid for , another example was the sugar act . The sugar act was a act of putting taxes sugar which was a main source for the colonist because it was used for alcohol . The colonist were angry enough that they went to war . A way this could have been prevented was by not taxing them and treated the colonist as equal as possible . For example , because they were not in the main land they were treated very badly and not cared for . The colonist would have never wanted to declare their independence from New England , if the rulers would have noticed how hard they were working and creating which is now the modern day government and actually tried to get along . The colonist and New England would have never went to war .
ReplyDeleteThe colonies from the start thought of themselves as British. They were more than happy to buy all British imports and even spend money to send their kids over to Britain to be more like their Mother Country. Independence could have easily been prevented if Britain had considered the colonies as part of them. The colonies were originally from Britain and so should have been used to taxes. But after so long of salutary neglect they became used to only providing Britain with raw materials. Instead of Ignoring the colonies and letting them govern themselves from the beginning, Britain should have implemented the same taxes they had instead of waiting until they were in extreme debt. Since they didn’t do this Britain should have had the colonies input in the taxes and laws that were passed after the French and Indian War. If they would have listened to what the colonies wanted from the start they could have come to a compromise.
ReplyDeleteThere were a large variety of things that could have prevented the war for independence from happening. If you look at it from a very general point of view, the British weren't very fair to the colonists. What with all of the taxes ("taxation without representation", Sugar Act, Stamp Act. Some of these taxes were just a way to pay off war debts) and acts (Declaratory Act, Townshend Act) being passed, it made the colonists angry because it was all being done without their consent. It even annoyed me learning about all of the things that Britain was passing in class. Britain wasn't very considerate towards the colonists. The colonists thought of themselves as British, although that's not what Great Britain had thought. They thought of them as a whole different part of the world, and they might as well have been. All of these things put together, and you've got a reason to fight for independence.
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Before the outbreak of War two major attitudes of the colonists toward Parliament and the British Empire where that the colonist saw themselves as one with the empire and were proud to call themselves British. They were grateful of the great education and society they were apart of. Colonist had sent their children over seas to Britain for school and carried on british traditions.
ReplyDeleteWithout the unnecessary taxes and bad treatment of the colonist the empire could have prevented the colonist to not have declared independence and gone to war. The empire put out many laws such as "The Stamp Act" (which was later replaced by the "Declaratory Act") and the "Townshed Acts" put taxes on many goods and imports which they thought would allow them to have a strong hold on the colonist. They treated the colonist as less of men, which ultimately caused them to fight back with riots which led to colonist declaring independence and go to war.
Many things could have been done to help prevent the colonies declaring independence and starting a war with Great Britain, such as Great Britain not taxing the colonies as much as they did and not neglecting the colonies while dictate how they should run things.
ReplyDeleteWhen Great Britain issued the unnecessary taxes, the colonies were outraged and refused to listen to the demands, because they were only created for Britain’s benefit. With every tax that Great Britain issued the colonist began to get angrier and in return turned to violence. The colonists believed that since they were being neglected that they should not have to help Britain’s time of need when they won’t help them. “No taxation without representation!” If these series of events didn’t take place I believe that we would not have declared independence and started a war for a little while longer. Although I do think that we would have eventually declared independence as we got a little bit more financially stable.
If Great Britain didn’t put such harsh taxes on the colonies also didn’t neglect them it could have prevented the declaring independence and a war against the mother country.
The decades before the war. The colonist believed that they where part of the British Empire they imported tea sets. They believed that they where under the Britain proctection. But then Britain change fom the salutary neglect and decided to pay more attention to the colonist which resulted taxes to pay the war from france.
ReplyDeleteThe colonists always admired the British empire. They wanted to live like them and be a part of them. They were happy and satisfied with the education and society. However, when the British turned against them by issuing taxes on their goods, the colonists were furious. They believed this was Great Britain's way of mocking them and betraying them. Because of this, the colonists didn't want to be a part of them, and they became violent. This was what caused the colonists to declare their independence and turn to war. If the British never placed the taxes, the colonists would have stayed in peace with them and they would have continued to live together in society.
ReplyDeleteAs the colonists viewed themselves as British and considered themselves proud to be a part of the most powerful empire in the world, it shouldn't have been much difficult to prevent the colonies from declaring their independence and going to the war.
ReplyDeleteOne of the main reasons that the colonists started viewing themselves as different from British was their treatment as inferiors by the British. The colonists wanted themselves to be accepted as a part of the British Culture. Even the most influential men, wanted to be a part of the British Aristocracy and Nobility.So, if the British had simply treated the Colonists as a part of the British Culture rather than inferiors, the colonists would not have started to view themselves as separate people,which they did as they didn't wanted to be a part of a Culture and an Empire where they were regarded as inferiors because they cared for their self-respect and glory.
Another tactics which British could have used was to convince the most successful colonists,who aspired to do grand things, that their ambitions can be fulfilled by the British.Successful Colonists like George Washington wanted to be some of the most influential people in the New World.But they could not do what they aspired as the British aristocracy favored some stupid people who were not competent enough to stand against some great personas like George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. So the only thing that needed to be done was to convince people like George Washington and Benjamin Franklin that the British Parliament and Monarchy are willing to help them fulfill their ambitions. But the British treated them as common, uncivilized people due to their ego and they got the reply in the form of a rebellion.
So, my belief is that even if British had taxed the colonists and passed some acts, the colonists would not have rebelled if they were accepted as British people and the successful colonist's were convinced that their good lies in the partnership with British.
Two major attitudes the colonists felt in the decade before an outbreak of war were anger and an eagerness for rebellion. After the many acts both Parliament and the British Empire imposed on the Pre-American colonies, it is a very reasonable response from the viewpoint of the colonists to answer in the form of an uprising. The settlers in the colonies were frustrated because they were still calling and seeing themselves as part of the British but being treated as slaves in an economical prison from Parliament and Europe. With taxes upon taxes establishing the life of colonial citizens, perhaps the only way they felt to leave the unjust cycle was through rebellion. Records of riots against the British customs agents support this claim, along with the creation of patriotic groups petitioning and boycotting British products. Committees, such as the “Daughters of Liberty” and the “Sons of Liberty”, were early boards of Revolution against Parliament and the British Empire. The built-up anger and eagerness for rebellion made the Colonists act out in ways such as the Boston Tea Party. All-in-all, without the economical mistreatment of the Colonies from Parliament and Britain, early Americans would not have revolted to create the Land of the Free we know today.
ReplyDeleteIn the in the decade leading up to the Revolutionary War the colonists felt hopeful towards becoming a society like Britain, but once Britain imposed certain acts on them, the colonists felt trapped within their own home. Problems like the Sugar Act and Stamp Act made the colonists only started a sense of distrust from the british towards the British Empire. Then the Intolerable and Townshend Acts stired a rebellion within the colonists, because they didn't believe that paying extra taxes for unnecessary things were Right. The biggest event to bring agony in the colonists was the Boston Massacre, which is what sparked the colonists to have this revolutionary war, changing amwrica forever. Therefoere, the main two feelings the colonists had were hope, which was then crushed by distrust.
ReplyDeleteIn the in the decade leading up to the Revolutionary War the colonists felt hopeful towards becoming a society like Britain, but once Britain imposed certain acts on them, the colonists felt trapped within their own home. Problems like the Sugar Act and Stamp Act made the colonists only started a sense of distrust from the british towards the British Empire. Then the Intolerable and Townshend Acts stired a rebellion within the colonists, because they didn't believe that paying extra taxes for unnecessary things were Right. The biggest event to bring agony in the colonists was the Boston Massacre, which is what sparked the colonists to have this revolutionary war, changing amwrica forever. Therefoere, the main two feelings the colonists had were hope, which was then crushed by distrust.
ReplyDeleteThere are two dominant attitudes toward Parliament and the British Empire during the decade before the outbreak of the war, this includes a belief to end the conflict peacefully, as opposed to the violent outcries of others. The majority of colonists still saw themselves as British and took great pride in where they originated from. Therefore, they only saw themselves as defending their basic human rights, hoping to come to a bloodless agreement that included their input. On the other hand, there was a portion of colonists who believed that, through the use of unjust laws, the British Empire will eventually reduce them to nothing more than slaves like the African Americans they lord over. So in response to these acts that Parliament passes (Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Declaratory Act, Quartering Act) it is no surprise that they choose to fight back with boycotts, as well as a series of violent riots and protests.
ReplyDeleteA preventative that could have been issued in order for the colonies to decline independence is quite obvious. If the British parliament was not so enforcive of the brutal and uncompromising acts towards the colonists, then the colonies would not have ever felt threatened or in this case became unloyal. If the British were to give the colonies more freedom with rule and their economy then the Americans would probably not have back fired with the claiming distrust towards the British. I think the acts enforced made the colonists feel like they were still under the British rule and still dependent upon the parliament and if they were have more freedom and less instruction from the British then they would have reacted in a more civilized and understanding way.
ReplyDeleteBoth the colonists and the British did some wrong things that could have prevented the colonists declaring their independence. This can include taxation without representation, and several acts being passed and thrown on the colonies. After the war with France, the British needed money to pay for the war. The first act Parliament approved was the Sugar Act in 1764. This act actually replaced an earlier act and just like the first, colonists ignored it.
ReplyDeleteTensions started to rise when more acts started to show up including the Quartering Act, the Stamp Act, the Declaratory Act, and the Townshend Act. In Britain, only “servants, women, children, and people with no property were taxed”. This made the colonists feel like they were nothing to the British.
If the British could have been more lenient with the Acts, and if they would have made the colonists feel like they were not considered nothing to them, this could have prevented war between the two.
The colonies may never would have declared independence from Great Britain and go to war with them if Great Britain did not tax the colonies so much. The colonies once liked Britain and wanted to be more like their mother country. They were perfectly fine with buying all of Britain's imports until Great Britain started all the unnecessary taxes. However I do think the colonies would have eventually gained their independence it wouldn't have been for a while. But with all the taxes, sugar act and stamp act being placed while being neglected but them still dictating what happens made the colonists angry and the more they taxed the angrier they got until they got tired of it all and stood up to Great Britain. Therefore Great Britain could have prevented the colonies from declaring independence and going to war if they did not neglect them and tax them as much as they did.
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DeleteFor many years the colonists were living in their own trying to decide wether or not they should govern themselves. Then around 1765 the Bristish stepped in and started to place taxes and treated the colonists as lesser men. The Bristish could have prevented the colonists from declaring their independence by letting them live in salutary neglect or giving them a seat in the parliament. Thing such as the stamp act, quartering act, etc furiated the colonists to the point of war and declaring their independence from Great Britain. The colonies were pretty much an equal part of Great Britain as far as trading but then the British interrruped their lives with unreasonable taxes, without any voice of the colonists, to raise revenue for the British really frustrated the colonists and made them feel as if they were being treated as lesser individuals. Something as simple as a seat in the British parliament or just letting the colonies continue under salutary neglect could have prevented the colonists from declaring their independence from Great Britain.
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ReplyDeleteWhat could have prevented the colonists' declaring independence and going to war is merely the fact that both the colonists and the British were both ignorant. With Great Britain and all of the taxing on the colonists, you can understand why the colonists were getting frustrated. The colonists were continuing to buy the British goods because they had no choice, until they got fed up with all of the unnecessary taxing. The king just wanted to prove his point by adding more taxes. However I do feel that the colonists were being very stubborn on their part. They knew that the British were not going to change their mind, but continued to argue against what the king and Parliament had to say. Therefore I think both the colonists and the Parliament could have prevented the colonies from Declaring Independence and going to war if both of them were not so stubborn.
ReplyDeleteA simple thing could have prevented the colonist from declaring their independence and going to war: no taxes/no "foreign taxes". I know that Great Britain isn't really a foreign nation, but by looking upon the relationship between the British and the Colonists, they treated each other as if they were. I feel that if the British didn't just suddenly enforce taxes upon the colonies, this would never have happened. They should have exchanged thoughts with the governments in the New World concerning a way to gain back money lost from war, and then allow those governments to control the taxes where they are, since they can connect to all the colonists, unlike the British, and therefore create a reasonable tax to keep both the colonists and the Parliament along with the king happy. If these colonists didn't get enraged from the ridiculous taxes the British imposed on them from so far away, there may never have even been a revolution, or the United States we live in today.
ReplyDeleteThe colonists had wanted independence from Great Britain because they didn't agree with the decisions that were being made. The british imposed taxes on many things such as molasses, sugar, and stamps. The colonists saw this as unnecessary and unfair. On top of the taxes, the British were not giving the colonists very much freedom. With the Quartering Act, the Stamp Act, and the Sugar Act there seemed to be no end. Eventually the colonists decided to rebel and start a war. If the British would have treated the colonists more equally and not have enforced so many taxes this war could have been prevented. The colonists would not have declared independence as quickly. Witg each act they got more and more frustrated and infuriated with the British. Although these taxes were a help to the british it didn't do them so well in the long run.
ReplyDeleteThe colonies declaring independence and war against England wasn't an avoidable subject, but the British could have prevented it for a while longer by not neglecting the colonist and then after a while dumping unnecessary taxes onto them.
ReplyDeleteDue to the distance between the British and the colonist, the colonist had to govern themselves, and so when England stepped in after the long period of salutary neglect the colonist didn't take that too great. They thought England didn't have a right to tell them how to run things.
Then England decided to start taxing without representation after the French and Indian War to pay off the debt they owed. They thought that colonist would willingly pay up because that was the price of their protection. But with every tax and Acts it angered the colonist. It made them feel like they where once again under control.
If the British wouldn't have taxed the colonist and try to take over after years of neglect they could have prevented the situation a while longer.
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DeleteThere is many thing the British could have done different to prevent the colonists from revolting such as treating the colonists as if they are British citizens and enforced laws to the colonists better when they arrived to the new world in 1607. The British never cared about the colonists as long as they delivered the resources Britain wanted. The only time they did care is once the French started to become a threat to the American colonies which eventually led to The French and Indian War. Where Britain was not happy that the colonists could not handle the matters which led to a drift between the two. The other thing the British could've fixed was being more strict on laws. If Britain could've enforced Mercantilism and other laws better, then the colonies would've been used to enforcement once the taxes came around. This would've prevented any revolt of abuse of taxation without representation. If Britain Could've done these two things "the shot heard around the world" may have never happened or been delayed.
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In the beginning the colonists were happy to become British, but they did not expect what was to come years later. The colonists ended up declaring independence because of what the British and parliament kept on adding without the people’s consent. An example would be when they would set down taxes and laws on molasses, paper, legal documents, and even have them pay for having British troops. This is what drove the colonists to have declared their independence because the Quartering Act wasn’t presented as a tax mostly as a law but the people viewed it as another way for the British to tax them. It angered them that these laws and taxes were made without even having an opinion of the colonists that they started boycotting. If the British would have not done what they did then the colonists would have lived with prosperity and freedom.
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ReplyDeleteSome of the major things the british could have done to keep the 13 colonies from declaring independence are giving the colonies a seat in parliment, accepting them as british people rather than their lesser, and even if they had enforced the laws in the first place rather than the 150 years of salutary neglect. The british sudden change in policies was another cause for the thirteen colonies to declare independence if they had started trying to bring the colonies under the power of parliment at a slower rate the colonists could get used to living under parliment and start to accept the orders from across the pond. even if the british had atleast tried to compromise with the colonists they would have had a better chance at keeping the colonies.
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ReplyDeleteThe taxes were outrageous because they considered themselves British and mostly independent. Why should they be taxed when they don't even have an official representative in Parliament? Why did they even need to be taxed? It just wasn't fair!
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ReplyDeleteThe two major attitudes of the colonists toward Britain were admiration and dislike, to put it mildly.
Admiration because the colonists believed that they were as British as any other Brit. They were proud to be a part of the glorious empire where 'the sun never set'.
But that admiration quickly turned to dislike when the attitudes of the English toward the colonists were revealed. How all Americans were looked down upon, and how outrageous the thought of taxes were.
During the decade before the outbreak of war, the majority of colonists had expected a compromise to occur. Even after Lexington and Concord, most colonists saw themselves as defending their rights as citizens of the British Empire, and believed in a peaceful settlement. However other colonists believed that if the Crown could tax them without representation, then other rights might be taken away from them. They felt that sooner or later, all free colonists would be reduced to slaves, particularly after the passing of the intolerable acts, and they felt compelled to fight back.
ReplyDeleteIn the decades before the war there may have been people that feared the British, but most of the colonists either trusted or hated the Parliament and the British Empire. Part of the colonists, including the founding fathers, did not want a revolution. Those colonists felt the need for the British to lead them no matter the repercussions. Then there’s the other half of the colonists. They wouldn’t pay taxes, they feel like the British are treating them like children, and wanted freedom. The ironic side to this is that most of the colonists that won’t pay taxes are the rich and powerful. They may be capable to loose a few bucks for taxes, but are unwilling to help the people that protected them from the French and gave them more land to colonize.
ReplyDeleteBritain could have easily prevented the colonies from rebelling and declaring war. The colonists were very proud to be British and aspired to be like the aristocracy. Instead of taking advantage of this positive relationship, Britain began to make some decisions that would later prove catastrophic. Britain began levying taxes against the colonies without their input or consent. The Stamp Act was the first of these ill advised taxes quickly followed by the Quartering Act and Sugar Act.If Britain had shown the colonist that their opinions and consent mattered they could have avoided the impending revolution. If Britain had allowed the colonies representation who knows what our country would look like today.
ReplyDeleteThe reason why the colonists declared independence from Britain is the taxes that were forced upon them without their consent. The colonies were being governed by themselves for quite a while then the British just place taxes on things. This to them was a first step of realizing that they are unimportant to the British for so many years the colonists considered themselves as British not Americans which is what they were known to by the british. The colonists could of have had everything a british man could have but he was not considered British just because he did not live in England and the colonists were not. If the people from Britain just realized that the colonists are British too and not just Americans this could have helped them stopping the colonists from declaring independence. The thing is what person is not going to be affected by their identity just being taken away and labeled as something their not. So of course they are not going to take the newly founded news lightly. Then just to make it worse they have taxes thrown in their faces and expected to accept them when they did not want them in the first place. If the British just not taxed them or even give them some input in the conversation of the new taxes then maybe their could have not been war and lives lost. The truth is these things didn't happen and due to this we became our own nation a nation based on the values of freedom and independence that many have fought just to keep it that way. So no matter how many ways this could have been prevented something amazing came out all that fighting and that is the country we know and love the great United States of America.
ReplyDeleteThe colonist were the most happiest in the beginning because they became British. But they did not expect what was coming for them. When the parliament was set the colonist began to feel outraged by it. They felt disrespected by the British government because of this. The colonist said that the parliament should only make laws for the empire as a whole. Because of this they were going to be governed and taxed. They felt that the British government was trying to say they were lower class then the servants and slaves. They felt like the power of the tax is the tax to destroy. While the parliament was still set up, the began a new act called the stamp act. The stamp act was so that the British govern ment could put tax on items that the colonist brought. This made the so much more angry that they hung the stamp man on a tree. Now known as the liberty tree. On Aug. 26 a mob begins to form outside of Thomas Hutchensons house due to the act. The colonist also started to boycot the British goods now buying stuff on the black market. Due to all the mobs the parliament takes back the stamp act. The colonist then take there independence over the British empire.
ReplyDeleteThe 18th century marked an important part of history for the Americans, it was the time when things started to heat up with Britian. Which gave the colonies its independence freedom. However, Britian could of prevented this from happening. The error occurred when the British had "Salutary Neglect" towards the colonists, which resulted in forming their own government and starting to act as their own country. This gave the colonists ignorance towards their mother country. As a result, Britain found out how self organized they were that then British started to set acts and tax the colonists because the British felt that the colonists were separating from them. At first the colonists ignored them then after one point it started getting serious and this led to the revolution for the colonists to fight for their independence.
ReplyDelete"Salutary Neglect" played a big role but, the British could of prevented this by setting strict laws and being mandatory from the beginning. This gave the colonists so much time to realize that they were not being treated as a British fellow. Colonists felt like if they were just being used by the British to make money and that is when the colonists deleted all their threads with Britian and boycotted their products. All the acts played a big role too, it made colonists ferrous and all the acts were pretty much dumb and useless. If the British worked together with the colonies or if they would of set strict laws from the beginning then probably United States of America would of never been part of history.
The British might not have been able to prevent it forever; but if they had not done just two simple things, the British could have prolonged their reign on the colonies for maybe hundreds of years.
ReplyDeleteThe most important factor that motivated the colonist is: England’s lack of respect for the colonists. For example, Benjamin Franklin was a major politician, scientist, theorist, and eventually a well-known founding father. Yet for the British, he was seen as just a commoner because he was the son of a candle maker. Just because the colonists were across the sea, the British thought that they could belittle them without consequence. It became even worse when taxation came to the colonies. Before the English forced taxes on the colonists, they were able to choose their own taxes and how they were used. Once that freedom was taken away, many colonists thought that this was enough to prove suspicions that they were not respected, and they were right. In England, the only people that were not allowed to represent their own taxation were women and servants.
This disrespect leads to violent protests all across the colonies and later to revolution. But this revolution could also have been avoided if the British did not remove their authority connection. Since there wasn’t a strong hand over the colonies, the common colonists obtained a bigger voice over time that had grown too strong to control. And once the British tried to reinforce authority, it only lead to inevitable revolution.
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DeleteThe British could have prevented the war for independence with multiple ways, the biggest influences however were, treating the colonist as equals, letting the colonist have a seat in parliament and following through salutary neglect. The British say themselves as a superior compared to the colonist, and in turn treated them as a lower class, which created friction towards the British. Another act that enraged the colonist was the British’s taxation without the colonist representation. Had the British let colonist had a say in parliament, colonist would state their thoughts in what taxes and laws could be approved, not aggravating colonist of any new and sudden laws and taxes. Also the new colonists were by then comfortable without the influence of Great Britan. For their time colonist were use to governing themselves, as soon as the British stopped their previous salutary neglect colonist were greatly offended. To think that simple reasoning with their laws, treating with empathy, and allowing their self-governing to continue could have prevented a war at the time.
ReplyDeleteFor the colonists, independence was inevitable. There were many factors that had built up to the reaction of the colonies deciding to declare independence and going to war. In the beginning of the discovery of the New World, the colonists were at the time British. They still viewed themselves as British, but overtime, with the amount of new colonists being born in the New World, Great Britain did not feel the same way to the colonists. They felt as though they were foreign to the British.
ReplyDeleteTime went on and the colonists were left alone from the British for almost two hundred years. They built from the ground up and the New World was seemed to be a prosperous place. Eventually, the British had to defend the colonists of the New World, which led them to a decrease in money. They used that as an excuse to tax the colonists. They had begun adding many Acts which added many taxes, which in turn upset the colonists. Riots burst out in the streets of New York, until finally, the colonists found a great way to revolt the Acts on specific things. In one situation, they had boycotted all British goods. This crippled the British economy, having the New World being one of the leading traders with them. This was one of the points that America realized that they could work for themselves. If they could take care of themselves, why couldn’t they tax themselves? Thus, the New World decided to declare its own independence and be free of Britain’s taxes.
In the 18th century the americas started to have major problems with Britain which encouraged the americans to fight and gain their freedom. The british could have prevented this if the hadn't shown 'Salutary Neglect' toward the americas. Because of this the americans had to form their own government and act as an independent country. Though they were treated as inferiors to the british, they still held the british on a pedal stool. They wanted to dress like the british, talk like the british, walk like the british, they even drunk tea like the british, but they were never treated as equals. So when the british placed the stamp act without the americas consent, the americans lost it. They started protesting and boycotting and causing riots.eventually the americas caused so much trouble that the act was realesed, but that didnt stop the british from placing more acts and taxes. It got so bad that the americas decided to fight for their independence for good. This could have all been avoided if the british had been involved with the americas from the beginning. If they were strict and controlling from the beginning then the americans would of not had a reason to seperate themselves because they would already be used to the strict government. And the british would of probably still been held up on a pedal stool.
ReplyDeleteThe colonist were enraged by the observed taxes impressed by the British. The British could have done other things to pay off the debt from the French-Indian war, like impressing this tax on not just the colonist, but the British citizens as well. Doing this it would have made the tax amount much less on each person, and it could’ve rested easier with the colonist because it was a more fair treaty. Another thing the Parliament should have considered was making an annual taxing period. If there was just once a month overall tax, the tax payers could have more of an opportunity to make more of an income between taxing periods. Also, this would have been less overwhelming to the colonist because it wouldn’t have been a tax on everything that was essential to them. By having the equality between the colonist and british citizens, and having an annual taxing period, the colonist could’ve lived under the control of the British in peace for many more years to follow.
ReplyDeleteThe colonist at first had loved the king, however parliament had passed taxes toward England which caused the stamp act leading the people in England not happy and feeling disrespected. The England colonist had then thought that they should be independent and make laws for themselves and didn't want to be seen as "American servants". So one of the feelings the colonist had included disrespected towards parliament. Another feeling the colonist had developed included a new rebellious attitude towards parliament and the British. This can be seen by the colonies not buying imports such as the Boston tea party. Another example would be the Boston massacre, where the colonist had rebelled against the British soldiers by attacking them with snowballs because of the dislike of the Declaratory act. These were the two main attitudes of the colonist towards the British and parliamentary.
ReplyDeleteThe British themselves could have prevented the colonies from declaring independence if they didn't pass many acts that created more taxes and destroyed their rights. Such acts include the Suagar, quartaring and stamp acts. Those three acts are huge because they took away money that they didn't have to spend at all. The money that was collected also went to paying off the English debt that was created because of a war that the colonies were not in favor of as the war didn't do any good for them. Those acts are nothing compared to the declaratory, Townshend and intolerable acts which basically said that the British had absolute control over the colonies and that they mentioned buisness. Those acts were the ones that drove them over the line, Colonial independence couldve been avoided if the British didn't put their foot down so hard
ReplyDeleteThere were many different things that could have prevented the war from happening. Simply, Britain wasn’t fair to the colonists with all of the different taxes like the Sugar Act and, the Stamp Act. Some of these taxes were just a way to pay off war debts. Not only these taxes the acts like the Declaratory Act, or the Townshend Act made the colonists very mad because it was being done without their input in the matter. Britain wasn't very considerate towards the colonists. The colonists thought of themselves as British, they were even proud to be British… But that's not what Great Britain thought. They thought of them as a whole different part of the world, and they might as well have been. With all of these matters combined the colonies had enough! It was time for independence!
ReplyDeleteBefore the outbreak of war and the idea of separating from the mother country, the colonists of early America weren’t “American’s” as many believe. The setllers of North America we’re British and they took pride in that fact. They believed them to be blessed to be part of the great British Empire. They revered the king and wealthy individuals would even send their children to schools in Britain. Because of this , when taxes started becoming enforced and the colonists began to become mistreated, most of them still thought that some sort of compromise would happen. They still believed in their British nature and the thought of losing that image never even entered most of their minds. They were defending their rights; that’s how they viewed they’re protests.
ReplyDeleteOther colonists began to see how unfairly they were being treated and thought that things would just keep getting worse, until eventually, they’d be reduced to nothing more than slaves, farming and producing for Britain’s sake. These included different “important” colonists – George Washington and Benjamen Franklin – that could see how little Parliement respected them, even with their prominence in the colonies. Because of this they believed in some sort of fallout, and they were the ones that eventually fought back.
The colonists expected a compromise would occur, and that that would receive representation in Parliament. The colonists thought of themselves as equal “gentlemen”, and no different from other Britains. From their point of view, they were just defending their rights.The colonists also believed that if Parliament could tax them without representation, then Parliament could take any of their rights away, and they would be reduced to nothing more than slaves like the ones that they owned.
ReplyDeleteThe colonist declaring their independences and causing a war with Great Britain, had to do with the fact that Great Britain was taxing these poor colonist without notification and passing many acts (laws) towards them. These colonist were more then suprised they were displeased. After the war with France someone had to pay for it, and Britain knew exactly who and how to pay for the war. Britain then started to put a tax on the colonist. Yet they only taxed children, women and people who didnt own any land. This made rhe colonist very angry, and it did not just stop there. Britain started to place more and more acts upon them. This caused the colonist to get even angrier and refuse to listen to their demands. Slowly and slowly their anger bulit up to only turn into violence. The colonist more felt like Britains little project. They only used them to their benefits.
ReplyDeleteIf Britain hadn't have taxed the colonies without the word of them and just did not throw multiple acts on them, maybe the would of been prevented. I think that if Britain would of treated their people more importantly and not feel so neglected and less like a back up plan this would have prevented the war for independence.
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ReplyDeleteThe British could’ve prevented the colonists from declaring independence and going to war if they would’ve treated them with a higher regard. The colonists felt disrespected by the new taxes, such as the Stamp Act and they acted upon these feelings with events such as the Boston Tea Party. If the British wouldn’t have made a great divide against the British and the Americans, the Americans wouldn't have had an “us against them” mindset. If the British would’ve monitored the American political activities and if America was more dependent on England, America wouldn’t have had the opportunity to gain independence. Colonial assembles also played a huge role in America declaring independence. Once the large population attended these assemblies and started voting, they got a taste of democracy and they were eager for more. America had a large population of free independent workers and a diverse economy. America did not necessarily need England to help aid them, except when it came to large scale wars, but they learned how to fight for themselves later on because they formed militias. If the Enlightenment ideas wouldn't have been carried on to the colonies, they wouldn't have dared to try and be independent from England. The Enlightenment carried beliefs that the people could govern themselves, the purpose of the government was to protect individual liberties and rights and that the people had the right to revolt against an abusive government. If Britain could have contained those ideas, America would’ve stayed loyal to the monarchy.
ReplyDeleteSo the Brits could have prevented the independence of the Americas by letting the Americas have a say in all the taxes that where being implemented at the time. The stamp act making you pay a tax on paper such as legal documents and other things like playing cards. This tax was already in England, but the colonist never had to pay before now so why do it. Also the sugar act that merchants ignored to keep the triangular trade going. Also the quartering act which said that colonist had to house and feed soldiers in return for "protection" that only the higher ups of the colony really got like the delegates of England to the Americas. All of this led to things like the Boston Tea Party, The Boston Massacre, and other things that lead to the revolt of the revolution. The ingredients where mixed and it happen, but it could have been prevented if the British just let the colonist have a say in what he taxes would be like, and if that happen the Americas would have stayed "British" a little while longer.
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ReplyDeleteAs any one could have guessed it, the American colonies were headed toward independence in 1775 due to the distance from the seas between them and their original mother country (Britain). This Revolution from the colonists could have been prevented in multiple situations. If the Parliament government in Britain would not have imposed taxes such as the Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Quartering Act, Currency Act, Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts then the separation of the colonies from Britain could have been prevented. Britain of course was mind set on political control that they got to ahead of themselves and doubted the colonies will. Instead of England treating the British people in the new world like their own people – which they were- they underestimated the colonies ability to refuse the unfair Acts. Someone had to pay for the debts of the French-Indian war. Which fell on the colonies and instead of working with the colonies, they taxed them heavily. If Britain would have worked with their British people in the Colonies, we could have still been able to be apart of England. Evidently, this was not the case Britain pushed the Colonialists to rebel for their rights and eventually led them to establish themselves as nation of their own. However if Britain would have came to an agreement to get rid of these acts and put the Colonies into their Political and Social standpoints, then perhaps their mistake could have been forgiven from their own British people in the colonies.
DeleteThe colonies want independence because a lot of the things that Britain did to them with all the taxes and money that the British want from them . which sent the Americans into for their independence . but all of them still think them self as British but they still want to be free from British . so all those taxes that they want was the reason they want to be free from Britain . so if it was not for the taxes and British ignore , putting soldiers and there home and they have to pay for the soldier being there . if it was for these reason there will never have been a war or they will still be under British control .
ReplyDeleteThe British could have prevented the colonists from revolting by enforcing their taxes from the beginning or not at all. The colonists were used to ignoring laws made by the British and when they began enforcing them they began to throw a tantrum. Although the colonists acted childish so did the British with their absurd taxes. They began taxing the colonists on anything and everything. Which is not right to the colonists. Another way the war could have been prevented is by treating the colonists as equals instead of treating them as if they owned them.
ReplyDeleteI understand what you mean by imposing the taxes from the beginning, but i disagree. I feel if England would have done that, then the colonies would have probably rebeled and built up a revolution sooner than they did.
DeleteI actually think that you make a good point here. If the British had implemented laws and made sure those laws were understood by colonists prior to colonization most of the complaints of the colonists would be accepted as opposed to openly fought.
DeleteMost people know about the Fight for Independence in 1776, Patriots against the British, but most people tend to forget that the Colonists each have their individual say in Politics. The two most important attitudes towards Britain were those who hated British, and those who loved them unconditionally.
ReplyDeleteThe New World Colonies were comprised of British people, either searching for religious or political freedom or just for a place in the New England. Those seeking freedom of Britain's rule were those who opposed Parliment with full force. These 'Patriots' are angry and will mob any who choose to enforce the laws or taxes. The 'Loyalist' are usually the rich and popular whose taxes don't affect their wealth and choose to enforce these laws on the "lowly Colonists." Out of these two attitudes, the 'Patriots' are the most popular, given that they are "the basis of America."
By 1775, it was clear that the colonists wanted no involvement with the British. They had been sick of the unfair treatment they were getting. The British had imposed many tariffs and passed many acts that made the colonists angry for having passed these acts without their consent. Many colonists also thought it was unfair to be treated as if they weren't British people.The British imposed many other acts by means to control the colonies. Such acts include the Intolerable acts and the Declaratory act which stated that the British could pass any law they choose. This absolute rule angered the colonists to the point where they finally decided to rebel and cost the British to lose large amounts of money. Had the British been more involved with their colonies, not pass as many acts and had allowed them to have a voice, then the colonies may have never decided to fight for independence and would have saved the British a lot money.
ReplyDeleteColonist had two different attitudes towards the British one one side they loved everything British and were honored that they could call themselves that. they loved the king and if wealthy enough would even send their children across the ocean to be schooled in Great Britten.
ReplyDeleteThe other set of colonist did not like the British because they looked down on the new world and put laws in place that screwed the colonist over. while they did not look at themselves as "Americans" they knew that they did not want to be British
I feel that the colonies declaring their independence from Britain was unavoidable. Though the colonist saw themselves as being British, the British had separated them frim the main land by an entire ocean, creating room for neglect. The solitary neglect put on the colonist from Britain basically forced them to govern themselves or fail so they governed. Creating their own government, officials, rules and belief in rights. Where i see the issue begin is after the war when Britain attempts to use the colonies to pay of their debts. The colonies had began their own way of life with little interfance from Britain then they begin receiving taxes for a debt that technically isnt theirs to need to pay. Britain threw acts and taxes at the colonist that while normal in Britain, had never been in forced in the colonies. Confused colonist lead to angered colonist rebelling against Britain further resulting in protest, boycotting, cruel treatment of British officials, and eventually war and the colonies declaring their independence from Britain. Between neglect, taxation without representation, being ignored and having their rights rejected and ignored by British authority, i don't see how independence could have been avoided.
ReplyDeleteI feel that the colonies declaring their independence from Britain was unavoidable. Though the colonist saw themselves as being British, the British had separated them frim the main land by an entire ocean, creating room for neglect. The solitary neglect put on the colonist from Britain basically forced them to govern themselves or fail so they governed. Creating their own government, officials, rules and belief in rights. Where i see the issue begin is after the war when Britain attempts to use the colonies to pay of their debts. The colonies had began their own way of life with little interfance from Britain then they begin receiving taxes for a debt that technically isnt theirs to need to pay. Britain threw acts and taxes at the colonist that while normal in Britain, had never been in forced in the colonies. Confused colonist lead to angered colonist rebelling against Britain further resulting in protest, boycotting, cruel treatment of British officials, and eventually war and the colonies declaring their independence from Britain. Between neglect, taxation without representation, being ignored and having their rights rejected and ignored by British authority, i don't see how independence could have been avoided.
ReplyDeleteThe colonists attitude changed greatly throughout time. At first they adored the British. They wanted their belongings and what not to all be British, but once they started to be treated badly, the colonists turned on them. They didn't like that the Brits began to look down upon the new world, and the colonists were getting angry at the king setting so many rules so rebellion occurred. I also don't believe that the want for independence could of been avoided. Even if they were treated fairly to me colonists would eventually want to be their own. The desire for freedom would be unstoppable.
ReplyDeleteOriginally, the colonies saw themselves as British, but that changed when they saw how The British viewed them, as "a rebellious child". England should have given the colonists their approval instead of making the colonists feel inferior, that way the colonists wouldn't have reacted so badly when England created the Stamp Act. England also should have consulted with the colonies before implementing the Stamp Act. This would've made the colonists feel like they had a say, instead of like outsiders. Overall England should have made the colonists feel like they were part of Britain, instead of viewing them as alien.
ReplyDeleteColonists expected a compromise would occur from Britain. Even after the beginnings of the Revolutionary War, most colonists believed they were defending their rights as citizens of the British Empire. If Britain could tax them unrightfully, colonists thought they could hurt them in other ways as well. Colonists saw their future as not much more than slaves if Britain kept their harsh rule on them. The Intolerable Acts pushed them over the edge and they began to revolt.
ReplyDeleteColonial independence could have been avoided if Britain wouldn’t have looked down on the colonists and basically let them have a say in anything (this was salutary neglect). Also, the sudden implementation of harsh rule by Britain never seen before by the colonists and they didn’t know how to react to new rules and taxes. (Sugar Act, Stamp Act, etc.). Britain treating the colonists more fairly and as one of their own would have probably have pushed back the fight for independence, though probably not indefinitely.
A few things could have happened to prevent the war. Throughout the 1760's a widely used slogan was "No taxation without representation." This is exactly what the English parliament were doing when they created new laws and taxes without the colonists consent. If the English parliament had viewed the colonists as actual Englishman instead of lowly "empire expansion pawns", the colonies might have been represented fairly and equally. This could have had history changing effects. Instead of America, we could possibly be living in literal New England.
ReplyDeleteThere's a bunch of things that could have prevented the colonies becoming independent and revolting against the British. As I said in class, the colonies was the child of Britain, and Britain didn't "discipline" the colonies while they were "growing up" so when the colonies got "older" they felt more freedom and independence and weren't used to any laws or heavy hand of any kind. And later on when Britain saw that the colonies getting out of hand from a British perspective, they began to make laws and taxes and tried to "discipline" the colonies but it was too late. If the British weren't so lax and didn't allow things like smuggling and the breaking of British decrees from the beginning, then the colonies would have been more loyal and respectful towards Britain. For a long time, the colonies viewed themselves as part of the British and felt like a part of Britain, while the people of Britain felt different and better than the colonies (typical) and a more united people would have kept the colonies happy and probably would have saved Britain a TON of grief.
ReplyDeleteThe colonists, i think, were too hyped to be in their own colony. Spain found the new world and, without much organization, decided to conquer everything. When the british heard about the new land, they immediatley shipped a bunch of people to the new world, which gave the people in the new world a sense of independence. With this new found independence, the colonists believed that they could do whatever they want, whenever they want. So, when britain started creating laws and taxes, the colonists freaked out. They were so used to being on their own for several years that being not in control anymore made them feel oppressed and bullied, which sparked the idea, what if they were independent. They could be just like they were before the british started being the "strict parent." If britain could have done anything to prevent the american revolution, the best way would've been to ease into the transition from britain to america. Get some strong standing british officials over there and then sent the people. That might have stopped the colonies from uprising.
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ReplyDeleteSince England went out of debt after the war, they decided to pass taxes on the colonies without their consent, the British have always taxed their people on legal documents, they passed the Stamp Act in 1765. The colonist went mad! "No taxation without representation" so the colonist send a petition to King George III, he basically says screw that and ignores their complaint. The colonist begin to boycott British goods. They see the British Empire being unfair due to throwing out these taxes without their consent and the colonist try to make King George III seem like a monster.
There were a lot of things that contributed to the American revolution, but what could the British have done to prevent the Patriots from revolution? For starters, passing so many taxes was one of the main factors for why colonists wanted to become a separate nation from England; taxing things for no reason was just downright unnecessary. The king just wanted to make sure that the colonists knew that they were still just one of Britain's colonies.
ReplyDeleteThe English sending in soldiers to 'keep an eye' on colonists was also unnecessary. Maybe a few every once in a while wouldn't've made Americans-though not called that at the time-want to declare independence. It made the colonists feel bullied and like they couldn't do anything without a Briton seeing them.
There are many more things that could be added to this list, but those two seem to be the two main factors for independence. Many can argue that a few other things sparked revolution, but these two are dire to wanting the colonists to declare themselves their own nation from the disciplined rule of the British. Maybe if they weren't so harsh with taxing stuff America would probably still be a British settlement; or at least the colonists would've probably revolted a bit later, given that the Brits can be real dirtbags when it comes to ruling a colony.
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DeleteDuring the decade before the outbreak of war , the colonists had two major attitudes towards Parliament and the British empire; they either embraced being British, or resented not having the same status as people in Britain.
ReplyDeleteColonists embraced being British and tried to stay in tune with their mother country. For instance, George Washington actually wrote to his British tailor asking for a more modern and English style outfit for the money he was charged. Colonists wold drink British tea from British cups while reading British newspapers and books. It was a sense of status to be able to afford and procure these items. In a sense they were very pretentious of themselves in the colonies, which may be a factor in the second feelings towards Britain and parliament , one of resentment.
Despite trying their hardest, colonists were never viewed as British by the people who lived in Britain. There was always something "off" about them. These colonists were "painfully aware" that they were looked down upon by the British. They knew they were not respected , and after Parliament passes Acts like the Stamp Act , they felt even more so. To the colonists it was like they were being called women, children, and servants who could not handle themselves. After years of salutary neglect this was outrageous.
While the british believed that sending people to America would benefit them and continue to expand their monarchy, the colonists now living in America decided it would be a better choice to rebel against the king and declare their independence. Because the colonists rebelled, the British demanded higher taxes on products such as Sugar, Stamps, Paper, etc. These acts were known as the Quartering Act, The Stamp Act, and The Sugar Act. These acts go against a basic American right "no taxation without representation" which is something that the British could have delivered better to the colonists rather than taxing them with no good reason or just the plain fact that the taxes were too dang high. Another thing that the British could have done to prevent all of this would have been to enforce the rules in the first place, instead of sending people over with no sets of rules or any type of enforcement in that case because now the British are deciding that it's their turn to rule again, when they were the ones who gave those colonists freedom in the first place, unknowingly.
ReplyDeleteThere were several things that Britain could have done in order to avoid war and stop the colonies from declaring independence. For instance, when the colonies were first established, they were pretty much left to do make their own rules and do whatever they wanted because of salutary neglect from Britain. If Britain had kept a more firm rule on the colonies in the first place, then the colonists might not have been as angry. Another thing Britain could have done was consult with the colonists when they were passing new laws and taxes like the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, and the Coercive Acts, but instead, Britain just made the law and said that the colonists had to obey them. This outraged the colonists because Britain hadn’t even asked for their opinions on the matter and when the colonists petitioned the new taxes, they were ignored, which angered the colonists even more, sparking the rebellion. The colonists had decided they had had enough with Great Britain, and thus began the war.
ReplyDeleteAt first the colonists were proud to be settling down in the new world. They were proud to be British and from such a big dominating country (England) That sense of proudness and loyalty towards the king quickly changed to despise. Due to the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Declatory Act, and Quatering Act. All of these unnecessary taxes on goods were ridiculous to the colonist. They boycotted against Britain. Britain thought putting more of a strong fist on the colonies would change some things and make more money for Britain. But what the king didn't see coming was a war starting and independence for the colonies to break of from Britain for good.
ReplyDeleteFirst the colonists felt they accomplished something by settling down in the new world. Due to these acts: Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Declatory Act, and Quartering Act. All of these unnecessary taxes on goods were unreasonable to the colonist. They boycotted against Britain. Britain thought putting there foot down would make Britain more money. But what the king didn't see coming was a revolution starting and escalated to independence for the colonies to break of from Britain for good.
ReplyDeleteDue to the colonists governing themselves in solitary neglect, the taxes that were imposed unto them were seen as unjust. The colonists were excluded out of the decision of the taxes, which revealed that Great Britain did not view them as part of them, but rather using them for resources. These taxes eventually led to a revolution that demanded the colonies independence from the mother land; without these unfair taxes and salutary neglect the revolution would not have existed.
ReplyDeleteWhat led to these taxes was the French and Indian War which put Great Britain in a finical mishap. The Sugar Act was made to tax molasses and sugar and this made the colonists upset. As well the Quartering Act, The Stamp Act, and Declaratory ACt were established into colonial law that angered the colonists even more so. The irony of this is by then Great Britain just wanted to control the colonies with these acts but in reality they were losing grip on the colonies.
Consider that the colonies thought they were British, and the taxes that the colonies had also existed in Great Britain (like the Stamp Act). So what if in the very beginning that Britain payed more attention to the colonies and imposed the taxes also in that time? The colonies thought they were British anyways, so wouldn't taxes be part of that? Therefore the colonies would not have fought for independence if Great Britain did not neglect them from the beginning.
To prevent the colonists from declaring their independence, Britain should have presented their ideas and laws in different ways than they did. They shouldn not have created the Stamp Act so suddenly because that really showed the colonists that what they feared was true; They weren't respected by the British. The colonists should have at least been given the chance to give their input on the acts and taxes rather than simply having them forced upon them with no say in the matter. Also, if Britain had been practicing salutary neglect for so long why did they feel the need to intervene all of a sudden? If they didn't care beforehand why care then? Britain couldn't have possibly thought suddenly forcing these rules on the colonies would go over well. They should have taken more time into the way they presented the rules and regulations.
ReplyDeleteThe colonists at first viewed Brittain as a father figure, always wanting to grow up just like them but, with the inclusion of brand new tax acts the colonists went from being allowed to run themselves to the British parliament trying to impose acts that the colonists simply were not going to follow. Another view was that the parliament had no right to pass laws without the colonists' consent. When the colonists sent the parliament petitions trying to stop these acts they were simply ignored and this was the final straw for the soon to be Americans.
ReplyDeleteMany different actions throughout the time prior to the American Revolution could have prevented the colonists declaring their independence. Not imposing taxes that were unfair or simply pointless, or allowing the colonists to represent themselves in the government would have both gone a long way in keeping the colonists as a part of the kingdom of Britannia.
ReplyDeleteHad Parliament not imposed taxes with the sole purpose of making a point and imposing their power over the colonies and instead tried to make taxes that were both fair and profitable, they would not have made the colonists nearly as angry.
If the Parliament had allowed for the colonists to fully represent themselves within the government they would have allowed for the colonists to have a say in how their lives are dictated. This would’ve resulted in a happier general mood throughout the colonies and largely make declaring independence a moot point.
These two actions, if done by the British Parliament, would’ve gone a significant distance in keeping these colonies as a part of the empire.
The British dug their own grave where they began salutary neglected toward the Americas which allowed the Americans to believe they were British but not be at the same time. The revolting could have been avoided if Britain hadn't stopped salutary neglect and gave them representatives in the parliament so they could tax them.
ReplyDeleteThe way Britain decided to start enforcing their policy's out of nowhere is understandable to how the colonies reacted since they had become accustomed to the lack enforcement by the British. Then on top of enforcing the laws they started to add parliament taxes on goods which would have been fine if they had agreed to it with a representative. Though the parliament didn't see them a real British people so they didn't care to bring in a representative from the colonies.
There were many reasons to why the Americans thought of the ideas to rebel against the British, but the main reasons to me could have been the unfair taxes that were being forced upon the Americans by the British and also as well how British was sort of neglecting the Americans. The revolution could have been avoided if Britian showed more care in to the Americans making them believe that they were still apart of Britian, but with the neglect and abuse by the British that pushed the Americans to want to be independent from Britian. The Stamp Act was not really fair as well only cause it was sort of unexpected, and made everything so much more difficult for the colonists. The British didn't even let the colonies have there own word and let them choose a representative to decide and negotiate something with British. In the end Brititian just made bad decisions and shouldn't have forced anything especially since some of the people were loyal to the British and were probably open to negotiating, but they just rushed everything.
ReplyDeleteThere were many reasons to why the Americans thought of the ideas to rebel against the British, but the main reasons to me could have been the unfair taxes that were being forced upon the Americans by the British and also as well how British was sort of neglecting the Americans. The revolution could have been avoided if Britian showed more care in to the Americans making them believe that they were still apart of Britian, but with the neglect and abuse by the British that pushed the Americans to want to be independent from Britian. The Stamp Act was not really fair as well only cause it was sort of unexpected, and made everything so much more difficult for the colonists. The British didn't even let the colonies have there own word and let them choose a representative to decide and negotiate something with British. In the end Brititian just made bad decisions and shouldn't have forced anything especially since some of the people were loyal to the British and were probably open to negotiating, but they just rushed everything.
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Before the outbreak of the war, the two major attitudes towards the British Empire and parliament were that the colonist did not respect them or nor did they like them. When British started to tax the Americans this is when it really showed and one of the main causes for the outbreak of the war. The taxes started with the approval of the stamp act to tax all documents like newspapers, marriage papers and other similar documents. Even when they started to tax tea which made things for the British even worse where Americans started to boycott Britain’s goods when that is a large portion of their trade. Also riots and protest began to break out like the British massacre and the Boston tea party where tons of tea were thrown overboard by Americans and that stones were thrown at British soldiers causing the soldiers to fire which killed around five people. Finally the declaratory act was set to try to reason with Americans saying that they will not be taxed for what they were being taxed on but from then on they could tax what they wanted to, a solution was soon made that prices to items were lower even with tax so they maybe the Americans would not complain and all would be ok.
I feel that the war could have been avoided if the taxes had not been put in place. The colonists were experiencing a totally new form of government and did not want a revolution.They had the idea that "without kings or nobleman, the ordinary people could not govern themselves." This idea was sort of correct but created a stronger control from King George III who admired being king. The main conflict was taxes. The british enforced taxes which made the colonists VERY unhappy. Colonists believed that the power to tax was the power to destroy and that they could make their money through trade not taxes. Petitions were created, ignored, and moved past. Soon it turned into a government by mob and King George was ruling political liberty, which didn't really affect the problem and they still fought.
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Great Britain could have prevented a revolution by utilizing a combination of strategies, like listening to colonists complaints, understanding the situation better, and not escalating incidents when possible. The acts were fairly reasonable and not all that outlandish, HOWEVER, the colonists FELT that they were. And since the colonists were being affected by this, their opinions should have been taken much more seriously. Britain, however, was finally trying to bring the colonies under more obedience and, well, after doing what they liked for so long, the colonies didn't take too kindly to that. Also Britain didn't have to send troops and the like and only made the situation worse.
ReplyDeleteThe colonists loved everything about Britain which is why we had so many manufactured goods from them such as tea, clothes and much more. As time went on, everything was fine in between Britain and the new world but after the war they needed money. As soon as Britain thought of the "brilliant idea" to put taxes on everything, the new world wanted out. They didn't want anything to do with Britain, the colonists had moved to not be under harsh and unfair ruling but it was still happening.
ReplyDeleteWhat could have prevented the war and the colonists declaring independence would be having Britain not ask us to have changed our ways and start paying taxes at such a high price. Another possibility would to have not grant the colonists the ability to move to the new land and have been given quite a bit of freedom until a sudden ask of taxes because of Britains lose of money due to the war. If Britain would have enforces their taxes a little bit lighter and sooner they could have prevented the colonist's outbreak.
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