British Actions and the American Essay

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They were seen as being more punitive than pragmatic. Certainly the British needed revenue after the French & Indian War to support their standing army in the colonies, but to tax the colonists in order to police them with multitudes of Redcoats, was absurd, and caused the colonists -- many of whom had tried to stay loyal to the King -- to become cynical, skeptical, and in the end, very angry.

FOUR: How did the colonists respond?

Certainly -- as the text reports on page 138 -- the colonists thought they were British subjects, and of course they were. But when the Sugar and Stamp Acts were handed down, many colonists it seemed unfair and "in deep violation of what they perceived to be their rights and liberties" as British subjects. In time, large street protests were helping to build the demand for new policies. One of the colonists' most dramatic responses was to dump "thousands of pounds of tea into the Atlantic Ocean " on December 16, 1773. Moreover, the colonists began communicating their protestations through printed pamphlets and newspapers, and the build-up to the Revolution was in full swing.

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FIVE: Could the British have taken a different path that didn't lead to Revolution?

Certainly it would have been possible for the British to be far more cooperative with the colonists. Instead of taxing the colonies, the British could have entered into trade agreements with the colonies; both parties could have benefited when partnering in trade relations with other countries. The British could have been seen as a partner rather than an oppressive autocratic regime on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. The British executive establishment apparently could not see any way other than by brute force and punitive taxation policies to interact with the colonies. This shows an embarrassing lack of diplomatic competency on the part of the British; they should have viewed the emergence of America proudly, and been helpful, rather than the path they chose. Exploitation was the name of the game the British played, while the colonists just wanted….....

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