THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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yell
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tax
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go to war
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sell
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Detailed explanation-1: -To defend his newly won territory from future attacks, King George II also decided to install permanent British army units in the Americas, which required additional sources of revenue. In 1765, parliament passed the Stamp Act to help pay down the war debt and finance the British army’s presence in the Americas.
Detailed explanation-2: -The British thought the colonists should help pay for the cost of their own protection. Furthermore, the French and Indian War had cost the British treasury £70, 000, 000 and doubled their national debt to £140, 000, 000.
Detailed explanation-3: -When King George III first received the Declaration of Independence, he ignored the colonies once again. To him, they were an annoyance, just an inconvenience. To try to create a distraction, he petitioned John Lind, an English politician and writer, to write a response to the Declaration of Independence.
Detailed explanation-4: -The war nearly doubled the British national debt, from £75 million in 1756 to £133 million in 1763.