Pre-revolutionary+control

=Pre-Revolutionary Control=



At the beginning of the revolution, the main issue facing the colonists was Britain's badly aimed control over the colonies. Britain felt threatened upon receiving notice of the emotional and political individualistic tendancies and qualities that the colonies were portraying. Britain was enraged and acted out in many different ways as to force the colonies to coincide with Britain and remain loyal to British control. The most popular of course was Britain's harsh tax laws. The taxes were used to pay for British colonial officials and according to the founder of one of these taxes, Charles Townshend, " to provide for their own safety and preservation". These attempts at controlling the American people ultimately led to what we know as The American Revolution.

=Examples of Control:= Stamp Act Townshend Acts Tea Act Coercive Acts =Back Track Links:= Pre-Revolutionary Control Post-Revolutionary Control Historical Context