For thousands of years Great Britain was a powerful nation and couldn’t be beat so how did thirteen small colonies manage to defeat them? Great Britain obtained 13 flourishing colonies in North America and in order to keep these colonies they had to battle against France and Native Americans in the Seven Years War. In result of the Seven Years War Great Britain was in massive debt with British and Dutch bankers ( ) and as a way to repay their debts the Parliament decided to raise taxes, especially high in their Northern American colonies. In effect of the taxation the American people began to itch and become bothersome. Instead of fixing the situation the British passed the Intolerable Acts which was the final straw to begin the revolution. …show more content…
In attempt to protest the colonists made the situation worse, in 1774 the Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts. The act consisted of various rules; the closing of Boston Harbor, the Quartering act, and Boston was to be put under martial law (). The outcome was negative, many colonists felt that the law violated their natural rights as if they had no voice. The Intolerable Acts violated the people's privacy by the quartering act, colonist were forced to take care of troops in their own home. () Shutting down Boston Harbor hurt many tea companies and in order to reopen it, the colonists had to repay the damage, which was almost impossible. The results of the unfair laws and acts lead to the thoughts and fight for independence for the
The book Defying Empire Trading with the Enemy in Colonial New York, by Thomas M. Truxes, discusses New York merchants’ continued trade with France throughout the Seven Years’ War (1756-63) despite it being illegal. Truxes maintains that the merchants were imaginative and audacious while remaining loyal to their country. The impacts of the war were globally felt and had legal, maritime, and personal disparities. According to Truxes the merchants who continued to trade with the French throughout the war were daring and resourceful in continuing trade.
The purpose of these acts were, to punish the Americans after the events from the Boston Tea Party. The reason why they punished the Americans was to teach them a lesson after dumping the tea into the water. The Americans called the laws The Intolerable Acts. The so called Acts were, the Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Quartering Act, and finally the Quebec Act.
Recently, parliament passed the Intolerable Acts of 1774. These acts closed the Boston Harbor until Boston paid for the lost tea. They also created these laws to ban our town meetings and important self governing. In addition to that, Parliament created a No Quartering Act. This means that British soldiers can come into our house whenever.
The final reason the colonists were unjustified was that they were the only reason Britain had treated them so poorly. As a result of the French and Indian War - which was fought for the colonists - the Stamp Act of 1765 and the Townshend Act of 1767 were used to pay for war efforts. Also, the Proclamation of 1763, which forced colonists to live east of the Application Mountains, protected the colonists from the Indians and prevented future conflicts between them. The Intolerable Acts of 1774 would not have existed if not for the Boston Tea Party - in which the colonists dumped about 1 million dollars worth of tea into the Boston Harbor: it only existed to demonstrate Britain’s power over the colonists. Finally, the Boston Massacre would have
Lexington and Concord Responding to the Boston Tea Party in 1774, the Parliament of Great Britain implemented a series of laws and regulations known as the Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts over the colony of Massachusetts. These Acts took away many of the rights that the colonists believed they should have under British law. One of the Acts that probably caused the greatest tension between Patriots and Loyalist was the Massachusetts Government Act. British Parliament wanted to control and assert authority over Massachusetts, by taking away their political rights. Although the Intolerable Acts were meant to cause fear throughout the colonies and ostracize Massachusetts, these Acts sparked greater distrust towards Great Britain and caused colonies
The intolerable Acts was made to punish the American colonists for the
Lastly, another part of the Intolerable Act was the Quartering Act, which allowed British troops to stay in “uninhabited private homes.” The Quartering Act was passed as a punishment for all the colonies despite the rest of the colonies not being involved with the Tea Party. These events all stirred up a lot of tension among the citizens in which they began gathering together to discuss how to deal with the British Parliament. In September of 1774, leaders of all the colonies except Georgia arranged a continental-wide meeting otherwise known as the First Continental Congress. These leaders discussed how to
The Stamp Act Congress and Riots was the first crowd to protest against the Stamp Act. The Committees of Correspondence, led by James Otis, was against Britain's harsh implements. The Quartering Acts forced colonists to house British soldiers. The Coercive Acts took place in 1773, and they were put into action because of the Boston Tea
On May 3, 1765, the Quartering Act was passed. This act stated that the colonist had to house the British soldiers. The soldiers were free to take over their homes regardless of how they felt. Shorty after the quartering act, on December 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place. The Boston Tea Party took place as a rebellion of the colonist towards the British parliament.
The Boston Tea Party: Destruction of Private Property or Justified Act of Defiance Nicolas Sweeney HIUS 221-B17: Survey of American History I February 2023 1 Was the Boston Tea Party a justified act against the British as a result of the tea tax, or was it an overreaction? The Boston Tea Party was an event that occurred on December 16, 1773, where American patriots went onto a ship that was carrying tea, and through all the tea into the water.
These things, along with the experience from being controlled by Britain, caused the Bill of Rights to be written the way it was. The Quartering Act was an act established by Great Britain. The act stated that colonists had to give lodging and food to British soldiers when they needed. However, the homeowners were not repaid for any of the food or services they had to provide. This made the colonists very angry, as they had no choice but to follow the law.
The Quartering Act disrespected the privacy of Americans (Document 5). Moreover, this act allowed British soldiers to barge in on the colonists’ home life, forcing them to provide food, utensils, bedding, firewood, and other objects for the soldiers. In addition to this, the Quartering Act showed that the British were disinterested in how Americans lived their lives in their homes and purposefully sabotaged the colonists’ leadership in their homes, showing that the British controlled the colonists’ homes. The Stamp Act also demonstrated that the British were apathetic towards the colonists’ opinions (Document 6). The Stamp Act taxed newspapers and pamphlets, which outraged the colonists.
Finally, it is important to consider the role of identity in decolonisation. As W.A. Speck points out, the Seven Years War resulted in ‘a growing conviction among the colonists that they were no longer British but Americans’ (Speck, 2008, p.23). As the colonial forces had suffered defeats, the metropole treated them as a second rate fighting force. It is most likely the haughty attitude of the British military personnel sparked the disdain of British rule. On the other hand, it could be argued the haughty attitude of the metropole forces were was justified as the colonial forces were detrimental to the reputation of the British as a military power.
Intolerable Acts The Intolerable Acts can be viewed as one of the first sparks to the flaming fire of America claiming Independence. The Intolerable Acts, also called the Coercive Acts, were a series of laws passed in 1774 in order to punish the colonies for defying their rule. Four out of five of the Intolerable Acts were directed towards Massachusetts directly and the other was directed at Quebec. All of the Acts were supposed to stop the colonies from defying England’s Rule and show the colonies that England was still in charge.