The British Government Took Several Steps To Deal With The New Territories And C

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Term Paper Title	The British Government Took Several Steps To Deal With The New Territories And C
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     The British government took several steps to deal with the new territories and control the colonies.  They made many restrictions on colonial trade, the powers of the colonial assemblies, on the access of the western lands, there was taxation for the first time, there was use of British troops even in peacetime, and modifications of the Massachusetts government in violation of its charter rights.

     As a result of these restrictions, Americans were outraged.  They felt that Britian was depriving them of their liberty.  Americans decided to assert their power and defend their liberties.  The attempts to protect their freedom brought the colonies into conflict with Parliament.  But it did bring the colonies themselves closer together.  This then lead to a widespread resistance, then to rebellion, and finally to revolution.

     The revolutionary war started in 1775 and lasted until 1783.  When the Revolutionary war first broke out the Americans were fighting the British alone.  During this time the most important battles were in New England, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.  It wasn’t until 1778 that France entered the war on the American side.  After France entered the war, fighting was mainly taken place in the south, at sea, and on the western frontier.  From 1781 to 1783, there was very little fighting and with Frances assistance Americans were sure of their victory. “The British surrender at Yorktown marked the end of major fighting in North America, though skirmishes continued for another year”.

     The war for independence ended in 1783.  Washington’s leadership was one of the reasons why America won the war.  French assistance was also very important.  If it wasn’t for the French, Americans probably wouldn’t have won the way they did.  The British also contributed to their own downfall. “Their fatal mistakes included Bureaucratic inefficiency, hesitant command, and, worst of all, over-confidence”.

     The peace negotiations were lengthy.  Americans wanted independence, territory (including all of Canada), and the British controlled fishing grounds in the North Atlantic.  The Peace of Paris gave America almost everything it wanted except Canada.  Great Britian acknowledged that the United States was “free, Sovereign and independent”.

     Even though the war brought on independence, it also brought on a lot of social and economic problems.  Through out the eight years of warfare the soldiers weren’t the only one’s to suffer.  The military broke familie...

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