Reconciliation between the American colonies and Great Britain was very unlikely in 1774.
Further Explanation:
After the French and Indian War (1754-1763), the British government was in significant debt. To pay off this debt, the British government turned to the American colonists who they protected during the aforementioned French and Indian War. The colonists disliked the taxes (on products like paper, sugar, etc.) because they had no vote on whether or not they would be implemented. Instead, the British parliament passed the taxes without the colonists input. This sparked outrage and the famous phrase "no taxation without representation." This was just the beginning of problems between Great Britain and the American colonists.
Tensions continually rose between the colonists and British, as shown by events like the Boston Massacre. One of the last straws for the British government was the Boston Tea Party (1773). In Boston, thousands of American colonists boarded British ships and destroyed almost one million dollars worth of British tea in protest of the Tea Act. The British government responded with the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts which severely punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. After the passing of the Intolerable Acts in 1774, reconciliation seemed almost impossible.
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Key Details:
Topics: American Revolution, American History
Grade level: 9-12, College
Keywords: American Revolution, Boston Tea party, Intolerable Act, "no taxation without representation"
