Chapter 5 Quetion 1

1. The french and Indian War led to British being in debt. so unable to support the colonies Grenville started to pass laws to raise revenue. If the French and Indian had not occurred then Britain would have never have the issue of raising revenue. Grenville's other reason for imposing the taxes was he feared Britain might lose control of the colonies if they don't assert their authority on the colonies soon. The various taxes upset the colonies because they were never asked to support their own army or asked to help Britain before. They were mostly left alone so the new authority made the colonies feel as if their liberties were being taken away. The American colonies and Britain had very different views on concepts. Colonists believed in a democratic government while Britain didn't. If the taxes were never imposed to raise revenue then these difference would have never been pointed out to the the colonies. During this time Colonies population growth was increasing. The incoming immigrants were not all English so it started creating major cultural differences betweent the colonies and the mother country. So, the concept of the colonies being for like the mother country was falling apart. This population growth had nothing to do with french and Indian War. New Enlightenment ideas of freedom were developing in colonies which led them to question Britian authority. These ideas of Freedom was unrelated to the French and Indian War. The taxes were not only to raise revenue but to force the colonies to trade with only britian. The Proclamation of 1763 was created to keep peace between the natives and colonist so trade can develope between the two.