According to the British King and bureaucracy, the colonists were acting like spoiled children. According to the colonists, the British were overbearing, over-taxing, and ignoring their grievances. Take the perspective of American colonists, and explain why the British colonies in North America revolted.
Below are some of the items to consider:
- The colonial relationship to the British before/after the French and Indian War
- The acts passed by the British government
- The grievances stated in the Declaration of Independence
- The events that escalated the division between the Crown and the Colonists.
Choose one of the two perspectives to defend in an essay (American colonists or British government). Complete a 2-3 page paper according to APA Requirements. Each paper should include at least four paragraphs: an introduction, a body with at least two fully developed paragraphs, and a conclusion.
What the assignment was designed to do was to take a "position" either for the colonists, or the Empire. Then take the events that best describe, and tell about those events from your position. For example: The French and Indian was the first time the British really got involved in the colonies and it cost them a lot of money. In order to pay for this, the Crown raised taxes by passing acts. The Crown saw this as simply what was good for everyone. The colonists saw this that the Empire had never cared from them and now the first thing they do is raise taxeswithoutasking the colonial legislatures.