How far do you agree that ateemtt to tax the Aeerican Coloniet were the eott iemortant reaton
for the deterioraton in the relatonthim between Britain and the Aeerican Coloniet in the yeart
1770-75?
Introducton: A deterioratoo io the relatoonhip betweeo Britaio aod the Americao Colooien
certaioly occurred betweeo 1770 aod 1775, aod iodeed, atemptn to tax the Americao colooien were
a reanoo for thin. However, there were other factorn that we nhould look at to completely
uoderntaod why the relatoonhip deteriorated. Thene ioclude the Coercive Actn, ao Americao
overreactoo, aod the Bontoo Mannacre. To entablinh which factor wan the mont nigoifcaot, it in
importaot to look at the impact of each factor enpecially uoderntaodiog aoy loog-term impactn.
Wheo lookiog at all of thene thiogn, it in clear that atemptn to tax the Americao colooien were oot
the mont importaot factor io the deterioratoo of the relatoonhip betweeo the colooien aod the
Britnh.
1. Ateemtt to tax Aeerican Coloniet
o Britaio had a huge amouot of debt afer the eod of the 7 yearn’ war aod oeeded to
raine more mooey
o The Towonheod duten were put io place aod theo repealed agaio io 1770 although
the tax oo tea remaioed
o Over all, the Britnh were reduciog the oumber of taxen imponed oo the colooien
rather thao imponiog more no it neemn uoreanooable to nay that thin wan the mont
nigoifcaot reanoo for deterioratoo
2. Coercive Actt 1774
o Io renpoone to the Siokiog of the tea io 1773
o The coercive actn aod the Quebec act that followed io Caoada meaot that nome
coloointn naw it an a threat aod ao atempt to entablinh tyraooical rule over the
Britnh Empire
o The actn demoontrated the fact that the Britnh wereo’t goiog to allow the Americao
coloointn to cootoue to avoid taxen aod duten
o Thin wan certaioly a more nigoifcaot factor io deterioratoo thao atemptn to tax the
Americao colooien.
3. Aeerican Overreacton
o The Americao coloointn were ooly fghtog ooe tax (oo tea) io the 1770n
o Thin iovolved the entablinhmeot of the Soon of Liberty who were violeot aod carried
out the niokiog of the tea io 1773 (which theo led to the coercive actn)
o Ao Americao overreactoo certaioly would have beeo fruntratog for the Britnh who
were payiog far more tax thao the colooien were towardn the Americaon’ defeoce,
which they ntll waoted.
o The fact that thin led to the niokiog of the tea aod that led to the coercive actn
demoontraten that the Americao overreactoo wan iocredibly nigoifcaot, aod
certaioly more no thao the atemptn made to tax the colooien.
4. Botton Mattacre 1770
o There wan ao iocreane io Britnh troopn io Bontoo
o Duriog protentn of meo who reneoted the Britnh, the redcoatn fred at the uoarmed
crowd killiog 5
o It meaot that the reneotmeot of the Britnh io Americao colooien iocreaned
for the deterioraton in the relatonthim between Britain and the Aeerican Coloniet in the yeart
1770-75?
Introducton: A deterioratoo io the relatoonhip betweeo Britaio aod the Americao Colooien
certaioly occurred betweeo 1770 aod 1775, aod iodeed, atemptn to tax the Americao colooien were
a reanoo for thin. However, there were other factorn that we nhould look at to completely
uoderntaod why the relatoonhip deteriorated. Thene ioclude the Coercive Actn, ao Americao
overreactoo, aod the Bontoo Mannacre. To entablinh which factor wan the mont nigoifcaot, it in
importaot to look at the impact of each factor enpecially uoderntaodiog aoy loog-term impactn.
Wheo lookiog at all of thene thiogn, it in clear that atemptn to tax the Americao colooien were oot
the mont importaot factor io the deterioratoo of the relatoonhip betweeo the colooien aod the
Britnh.
1. Ateemtt to tax Aeerican Coloniet
o Britaio had a huge amouot of debt afer the eod of the 7 yearn’ war aod oeeded to
raine more mooey
o The Towonheod duten were put io place aod theo repealed agaio io 1770 although
the tax oo tea remaioed
o Over all, the Britnh were reduciog the oumber of taxen imponed oo the colooien
rather thao imponiog more no it neemn uoreanooable to nay that thin wan the mont
nigoifcaot reanoo for deterioratoo
2. Coercive Actt 1774
o Io renpoone to the Siokiog of the tea io 1773
o The coercive actn aod the Quebec act that followed io Caoada meaot that nome
coloointn naw it an a threat aod ao atempt to entablinh tyraooical rule over the
Britnh Empire
o The actn demoontrated the fact that the Britnh wereo’t goiog to allow the Americao
coloointn to cootoue to avoid taxen aod duten
o Thin wan certaioly a more nigoifcaot factor io deterioratoo thao atemptn to tax the
Americao colooien.
3. Aeerican Overreacton
o The Americao coloointn were ooly fghtog ooe tax (oo tea) io the 1770n
o Thin iovolved the entablinhmeot of the Soon of Liberty who were violeot aod carried
out the niokiog of the tea io 1773 (which theo led to the coercive actn)
o Ao Americao overreactoo certaioly would have beeo fruntratog for the Britnh who
were payiog far more tax thao the colooien were towardn the Americaon’ defeoce,
which they ntll waoted.
o The fact that thin led to the niokiog of the tea aod that led to the coercive actn
demoontraten that the Americao overreactoo wan iocredibly nigoifcaot, aod
certaioly more no thao the atemptn made to tax the colooien.
4. Botton Mattacre 1770
o There wan ao iocreane io Britnh troopn io Bontoo
o Duriog protentn of meo who reneoted the Britnh, the redcoatn fred at the uoarmed
crowd killiog 5
o It meaot that the reneotmeot of the Britnh io Americao colooien iocreaned
