Chudacoff argues how the American Revolution was brought about. He states the pre-revolutionary ideas used as well as the fact that rebellion began after a large amount of taxes being levied upon the masses. Taxes such as the Townsend Act, Tea Act, and Stamp Act led to an eminent rebellion by the the colonies (Chudacoff, 24).
I agree with Chudacoff’s arguement. He states that if it was not for the taxes levied on the colonists, North America would still be under British rule. Moreover, from my experience of history, the British also did not allow the colonists to expand westward. This was due to constant Indian retaliation, and therefore, would cost money to control and protect. As a result, the colonists basically began paying extra taxes for no reason.
The Stamp Act
I agree with the argument stated above. There were multiple reasons for the American Revolution, but the statement “taxation without representation” is what many historians primarily agree upon is the leading cause of the Revolution. On a scale of 1-10, I feel that it gets an 8 regarding it’s relevance to the evolution of New York. New York wouldn’t be the same New York if it was under British rule but at the same time, it didn’t affect only New York.
I agree with the argument Chudacoff made. There were many factors that might have contributed to the decision for a Revolution. But in my opinion, the primary reason that pushed for the Revolution were the taxes and how unreasonable the Americans were being treated. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would give a 7/8 for its relevance to New York’s evolution. If the taxes never took place, there would be no revolution. If there was no revolution, we might still be a British colony. Everything would have been different.
Chudacoff hits the nail right on the head with his argument. Britain was struggling to accumulate money so they turned to the colonies for unfair taxation, hence the famous saying “no taxation without representation.” This was one of the significant causes of the American Revolution because it opened the eyes of many people to how unfairly the colonists were bring treated by the mother country. I would give the unfair taxation of the colonies a 7.5 out of 10 in terms of how significant this was to the Revolution.
Chudacoff hits the nail right on the head with his argument. Britain was struggling to accumulate money so they turned to the colonies for unfair taxation, hence the famous saying “no taxation without representation.” This was one of the significant causes of the American Revolution because it opened the eyes of many people to how unfairly the colonists were bring treated by the mother country. I would give the unfair taxation of the colonies a 7.5 out of 10 in terms of how significant this was to the Revolution.
I actually disagree with your opinion about American’s reason for revolution. Although the British were taxing Americans, it was necessary because it would be unreasonable to provide shelter and economic stability for free. The British were the people who invested time and money to colonize America and now they need taxes to repay some of the money they spent on a war defending America. In terms of importance, I would give this event a 9/10 because it was the start of a very powerful nation. The reason, I believe, is not justified.
I disagree with your last statement, Chudacoff’s argument is extremely bias only because the argument was written by the American view point. On a neutral stance, the Britich were providing thousands of troops to help the new colonies fight off the Indians. The british thought it would only be fair if they starting taxing certain good since it was so expensive to keep bringing troops in. A british historian wrote in an essay that the british thought the American’s had gone mad when they started dumping tea into the harbor because the prices of their tea even with taxes were very low compared what the brisih had to pay for their own tea.
I completely agree with Chudacoff’s argument. Chudacoff stated that taxes were a primary cause of the revolution. Of course, other factors contributed to the colonists rebellion as well, but taxes were definitely a major contributor. This is evident through the constant slogan, “no taxation without representation.” From 1-10 I believe that it is a 10 in importance in understanding the evolution of New York City and other cities in general. If not for the taxes, I really doubt the colonies would revolt. If the colonies did not revolt, New York City and other cities would be under British rule. If these cities were under British rule, New York City would probably not look the way it does today.
I totally agree that the primary reason that pushed for the Revolution were the taxes and how unreasonable the Americans were being treated. Abnormal taxation pushed people to start the war. because all that english government did was really unfair and at least stupid. Did they think that americans like dogs on a lesh? Actually they should expect such reaction from Americans. I rate the importance of this historical change 10 out of 10.