Williams Mercantilist Preferential Trade Analysis

The colonists participated in smuggling to try to avoid the taxes, and The Sugar Act made legal sugar trade and transport extremely complicated and frustrating, which also made smuggling seem more appealing for the colonists (“The Sugar Act”). This caused the British to crack down on smuggling and enforce the collecting of the taxes, further angering the colonists. This is only one of the many acts that taxed the colonists. Each one angered the colonists more and more, ultimately leading to the Revolutionary War and the liberation of the colonies (Tim George, “The 4 Acts That Lead To The American Revolution”). The Sugar Act had affected the colonies in different ways.

Mill basically inherited the anti-imperialist views from his predecessor liberal thinkers like Bentham, James Mill and Adam Smith (Sullivan, 1983). Bentham, James Mill and Smith have argued against imperialism and have negated the idea that it serves any economic profit to England. Instead they believed that colonisation led to disproportionate capital flow to colonies. They also negated the argument of colonies being an outlet for capital surplus. They maintained that colonisation can only be a remedy for capital surplus if greater amount of England’s capital is not invested in governance of colonies which they regarded is the case with most of the England’s colonies.

Rajiv Goswami The increasing commodification of sugar from the 1500s onward has had lasting implications in both the New and Old Worlds. In Sweetness and Power by Sidney W. Mintz, the anthropological interpretation of the evolution of the sugar industry highlights how Europe transitioned from mercantilism to capitalism, agriculture to industry, class changes, and an overall increase in the quality of life. The Caribbean colonies saw an influx of African slaves and Europeans, with the former transforming the islands from backwaters into ultra- profitable cash crop centers, exacerbating the slave trade while increasing returns on investments for their European financiers. While Europe saw sugar as factor in bridging class differences, African

The proclamation acknowledged Indian land titles in all places west of the line, until tribal administrations agreed to surrender their territories to Britain through accords. This proclamation, while addressing Indians’ worries, irritated the colonies by subordinating their western apprehensions to regal authority and, they dreaded, by obstructing expansion. 2. Sugar Act Succeeding the proclamation of 1763, British Parliament passed the Sugar Act in 1764.

The aftermath of this War strengthened the position of these colonies as it removed European Rivals (France in Canada) and opened the Mississippi for expansion but in doing so, destabilised the borders. It did not provide much political change for American people as British control was still in clear effect in 1763 shown by the Royal Proclamation, which led to a temporary line limiting expansion but which no American could settle across. This angered the American colonists who wanted to keep their local government control and expand into new farmlands. To the American colonists, it seemed Britain was taking the side of the Native Americans, increasing tensions between the colonists and the British. Therefore, with other failed policies of the British government, such as the Sugar Act (1764), this inspired the American War of Independence.

The Molasses Act was a law issued by the British Parliament to restrict trade in the North American colonies. Molasses is made when sugarcane is boiled and made into sugar crystals, and is a secondary product made from the sugarcane industry. The extra part of the sugarcane after distillation is molasses, which was used as a sweetener, was used as an ingredient for rum, and many other purposes. (Revolutionary War and Beyond) Molasses was the most critical sweetener, because it was cheaper than refined sugar. This act was put into place because the colonies were getting cheaper molasses from the French, because French planters had to sell molasses for less money.

Naturally, the bloodiness of the Haitian Revolution aroused fear among many. For example, Thomas Jefferson in Document 9 wanted to end contact and abolish trade in order to ensure peace and stop violence between different groups of people. Jefferson knew that contact with Haiti would cause slavery to be a debated question for the United States. With Haiti being another republic, the new country no longer imported slaves from the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, which ultimately shaped the economy particularly in the Western

The Tea Act was actually not a new policy at all since it was already include in the townshend act not only that, the tea act was used as a financial source to recover the British East India Company out of debt. Since economic and political foundations were unstable in East India along with the debt the British were already in from the French and Indian War and other things. What angered the colonists was not presence of the tea act (even though cheap), but rather the fact that it had outlived all other taxes that had been repealed by the British. As well as the fact that tea was being monopolized  by it’s government. Additionally, since tea was being monopolized and sold exclusively by the British and it’s agents, American merchants were being undercut and essentially replaced by the British.

The settlers felt as though they were being mistreated by unfair taxes and laws put in place. Thomas Paine, an American colonist, spoke out about British oppression of the American people. In Paine’s The Crisis he described a strong America being enslaved by the British by arguing “I consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery” (Paine). In this snippet of Paine’s writing, his interpretation of the injustice served as an antithesis for a rhetorical effect where two complete opposite results are the only solutions.

An Evaluation of Imperialism in India “The reason why the sun never set on the British Empire: God wouldn’t trust an Englishmen in the dark.” Princeton Professor Duncan Spaeth once claimed turning the poetic way of declaring the British as the feared and mighty ruler of the world against them. European imperialism in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries resulted in the carving up of areas of Africa and Asia into vast colonial empires. This was the case for British colonialism in India. As imperialism, or a policy of extending a country 's power and influence through diplomacy or military force, spread the colonizer and the colonies viewed imperialism differently.

There were three primary goals of why the British planned to reform the colonial relations. The first goal was to eliminate the corruption of the royal officials and crack down on smuggling. The colonies were using smuggling as a way to avoid taxes. Therefore the British used this method as a way to tighten control. The second goal was the limits they placed on the colonist telling them where they could live.

During the Sugar Act the first organized protests were held against the British authorities defying the Sugar Act. Every once in a while there would be violent outbursts against the British authorities. These outbursts were especially in New York and Rhode Island. Samuel Adams and James Otis told the colonists that they

Describe the workings of the colonial assemblies. How did these assemblies operate with the understanding of salutary neglect? (105-106) Rich colonists made up the colonial assemblies wherein they also helped on producing policies for the legislation Gave their opinions to the governor in the intention of controlling the colonies and effectively gain profits Held votations in order to appoint people into the assembly With the advancement that trading had done in their economy, the government softened with the imposement of laws 13. What was done to protect the mercantile system by England and explain the colonists’ reactions.

I believe that America should delay armed conflict until prepared for warfare because of America’s weakened economy and military. Jefferson’s Embargo Act of 1807 crippled the economy when it confined all US ships to harbor in an attempt to deny France and Great Britain agricultural and manufactured products. Instead of harming Britain and France, this act hurt America’s economy, leaving thousands unemployed. By preventing trade, the heart of our economy was halted and caused a recession. Even after the Embargo Act was repealed and replaced with the Non-Intercourse Act and then Macon’s Bill #2, Americans are penniless with the destruction of commerce from embargoes.

The Empire needed to make money in some way to stabilize its economy. One way was putting taxes in the Colonies. In 1764, one year after the end of the war, England decided to put high taxes on sugar, molasses and wine. One of the main Acts England did to gain money was the Stamp Act in 1765. This was the