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This 5 page paper discusses the relationship as it evolved between the British Crown and the American colonies. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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As a British subject, the colonies were expected to contribute significant amounts of natural resources to the British. This seemed to be an equitable arrangement for many years. This, of
course, begs the question: What went wrong? As usual, it boils down to the missteps of the politicians. And, as one will see, British politicians were not the only
ones mishandling governmental affairs, as the Articles of Confederation, Americas first attempt at self-government, suffered some of the same problems. The Seven Years
War, the Indian uprisings, the mishandling of affairs in the West, and the various taxes, acts, and trade limitations would push the American colonists to the point of rebellion. "To
a significant degree the story of the loss of the American colonies is a story of the misjudgments and the inadequacy of British politicians," writes Ian Christie in his book,
Crisis of Empire(Christie 1966, pg. 111). Part of the problem with the politicians was the fact that they did not consider the cultural circumstances which existed for the early colonists.
Many of them had sought religious freedom and freedom from persecution. As such, the early colonists were extremely orthodox in their belief systems, and were paranoid about losing their hard
won freedom from religious oppression. Christie suggests that the bottom line and that which caused many of the compounding events which eventually
led to the American Revolution was the fact that neither side understood the other. Constitutionally, the British believed that they had the right to tax the colonists. After all, the
colonists had benefited from the protection of the Crown and the substantial financial support for years. However, the colonists did not see this side of the argument. All they could
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