In the aftermath of The Seven Year War, the British Empire though Victorious had Accumulated a massive debt, almost doubled from food rationing, the production of arms and the general expenditure required to maintain an army that size and that too for several years. Many colonist rejoiced at the victory over the French and Spanish, and were quite proud indeed of their British origins. Taxation had to be increased to overcome this large debt adding to that London decided to pension officer half of their pay and believed the colonise too should pay for them. The colonist in spite their apparent ‘English Pride’ however did not like the idea of being taxed, especially wealth established colonist. Parliament thought it best to impose a small …show more content…
The colonies expressed ill will at the arrival of the tea though the royal governor of Massachusetts refused to send back the tea ships, Patriots destroyed the tea chests dumping them into the Boston bay this was dubbed the Boston tea party. Those that took part in the Boston tea party were not punished individually. Instead Mother Britannia decided to shut down the Boston harbour and establish the Massachusetts Government Act which stated that the upper house would be selected by the British crown and Colony could have and finally sheriffs and jurors would be selected by the crown. This act would be dubbed harshly as the intolerable act by patriots. In the first congregational meeting held in 1774, in which all colonise attended except Georgia, it was decided that British goods would be completely boycotted, they stated that the stationing of troops in the time of peace was ‘against the law’ and that parliament had no business in the colonies internal matters but wold consent to trade regulation and the like. Meanwhile, town meetings resulted in the Suffolk Resolves, a declaration not to cooperate with the royal authorities, and militia training began outside …show more content…
In an attempt to prevent supplies from reaching the enemy, both sides attempted to block the U.S from trading with the other. In 1807, Britain passed the Orders in Council, which required neutral nations to obtain a licence from their authorities. The U.S. Congress repealed Thomas Jefferson’s unpopular Embargo Act in 1809, which restricted trade hurting Americans more than either enemies. To replace it the Non-Intercourse Act, specifically prohibited trade with Britain and France. It also proved futile, and in turn was replaced with a May 1810 bill stating that if either power repealed trade restrictions against the United States, Congress would in turn resume non-intercourse with the opposing power. After Napoleon implied he would stop the restrictions, President James Madison blocked all commerce with the English. Meanwhile, new members of Congress elected that year, led by John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay– whom would later would be called War hawks, had begun to agitate for war with the