Compare and contrast American and British views on the events leading up to the American Revolution. Be sure to identify specific events and explain how the Americans and the British saw those events

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Answer: The ideal answer should include:
a. The British saw the Seven Years’ War as part of their global struggle for empire against their chief rival, France.
b. The Americans called the same war the French and Indian War and saw the war as getting rid of the French and Indian presence to make way for American expansion.
c. The British saw the Proclamation of 1763 as protecting the American colonists from Indian attacks.
d. The Americans saw the Proclamation as preventing them from expanding west, which was the main reason they supported the British in the French and Indian War.
e. The British saw the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend duties, and Tea Act as fair because the colonies should contribute to their own defense.
f. The Americans saw the taxes as unfair because they had no political representation in Parliament.
g. The British saw the Coercive Acts as just punishment for the wanton destruction of British property in the Boston Tea Party.
h. The Americans called the Coercive Acts the Intolerable Acts because the acts were unreasonably harsh and unfair.