Souring Relations

A detailed Summary of Souring Relations

In the years between 1754 and 1774 the relationship between the American colonies and Great Britain soured tremendously. These tensions were caused by an onslaught of events that kept separating the colonies from Britain. Some of these events were the Stamp Act, the Quartering act of1765, the Currency Act of 1764, and the rejection of the Albany plan. Extensive documentation related to the events and American propaganda against Britain expose how Britain's extensive abuse of the colonies led to the hostilities of the American Revolution.

The Stamp Act, which was a tax on all documents processed by the colonial government in order to help pay for the expenses of defense was a major cause of discontent of Americans towards Britain. Document G states that the stamp act was supposed to require any citizen to pay three pence on any parchment, piece of paper, declaration, or any copy thereof, passed through in any court of law in the American colonies. The image in Document H uses a skull and crossed bones, which synonymous of bad and evil, to depict the distraught the Stamp Act. The editors of the image believed that the Stamp Act was a threat to their liberties. Document I is a formal response from the Stamp Act Congress to

Parliament stating that it was the American's opinion that this act was not respecting their essential rights and liberties. In this document the congress outlines the privileges, they had by being colonial subject of them. The document specifically mentioned, the right to trial by jury, the fact they were not represented in the House of Commons, and that Englishmen should not be taxed without their own consent among others. The Stamp Act Riots in New York in 1765 examined in Document J. These riots were a prime of example of the distraught the Stamp Act caused. The document states that about 5000 people of New York attended the burning of the stamps. Although the Stamp Act was important in the divergence between Great Britain and the colonies, it was not the only event.

The souring of relations is what would eventually lead to the American Revolution. The greed of the British, meaning them only wanting to take from the Americans is what caused the separation. Britain only used America as a money base, not for anything else. As time passed, and more laws using America as a source of money Americans became angered. The American Revolution, as most colonial revolutions, was caused by the greed and intransigence Britain towards the colonies.

The rejection of the Albany Plan of Union exemplifies the intolerant attitudes of both sides when it ca

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