Ap Us History

Economic issues reflect the distribution of rational and material resources and workload in a society. In 1769, the British government dissolved the House of Burgesses. By then, the British monarchy and parliament has taken almost complete control of the colonies. After an expensive seven year war against France, the King of England raised taxes in the colonies, stripped them of their self-governing assemblies, and began micromanaging every detail of colonial government. Originally, settlers came to the English Colonies for the freedom to practice a religion, the freedom to own and trade slaves, the freedom to elect self-governing assemblies, and other freedoms. When those freedoms were taken away, the colonists fought to gain them back.

The French and Indian War, or Seven Years War, represented the decisive turning point in British-colonial relations. The Treaty of Paris in 1763 authorize Britain's undisputed control of the seas and shipping trade, as well as its control over the North American continent east of the Mississippi River which includes Canada. However; the unreasonable prices go along with their victory. The British Government had borrowed heavily from British and Dutch bankers to finance the war, and as a consequence the national debt almost doubled from 75 million in 1754 to 133 million in 1763. In order to address this heavy burden, British officials turned to larger import duties on itemize goods like sugar and tobacco, along with a series of high excise taxes on goods such as salt, beer, and spirits. This taxation plan tended to burden consumers excessively. In addition, government bureaucracy expanded in order to collect the needed profits. As the number of royal officials more than doubled Parliament assign new legal and administrative authority to them. Thus, even as British subjects mention their greatest position in the world, they provoked under the weight of increased debts and tightened government controls. Given Britain's hard...