The Ends of Empire
The question about the turning point that led the American colonists to end and sever their ties and bonds to the British North American Empire has been the main focus of many scholars. By turning point, I would like to imagine that we mean the time this trajectory was initiated, making it easy to answer. The answer to this is available in the French and Indian War. The relationship between Britain and its colonies worsened around the 1760s and 1770s. The paper will analyze what led the American colonist to bond with the British North American Empire.
The Intolerable Act 1774 is a moment of trajectory passed in reaction to the Boston Tea Party. The Act advocated for Royal Officials viewed as criminals are tried in Britain, not their colonies. Intolerable Act meant how negatively the Acts seemed to be from a colonial perspective as coined within the colonies. People saw these as abuse of power as the British government collectively punished the whole colony for a small group’s mistakes. Due to this, Britain acted more of a tyrannical force than a legitimate government.
The French and Indian War was a turning point that led to the American Revolution. The War brought a feeling of oneness among the colonies, and they felt they are different from the British. The colonies trusted that they were independent and could not allow any mistreatment. They were different from the British as they fought for freedom.
The way was a turning point as it got rid of the France threat to the colonies. Before the way, France had several territories in North America. I think that the colonists would be aware that if the UK did not protect them, France might attack them in which they would not have known that independence was a good idea. After the War, when the French left North America, it created a room for colonists to think that they would survive if they broke from Brain.
I think that way changed the way the British government treated colonies. The government saw it was a fair share to force the colonies to pay the expensive War; to do this, it imposed more taxes on the colonies. The government also stopped movement into and out of the colonies, which violated colonist’s rights. The colonist had not experienced this with the British before, which made them feel they should fight for their rights to be free from taxation and trade. When the War changed government behavior, the colonists were not happy, which led them to rebel against the British.
In conclusion, with the reasons mentioned above, I can conclude that the French and Indian War was the turning point that leads the colonies to break the bond and sever the ties with the British.