You are a member of Britain's Parliament voting in favor of the Coercive Acts in 1774. Write a letter to your American cousin in Massachusetts, briefly reviewing the events of the past 10 years from the British perspective
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: A member of Britain's Parliament might have argued the necessity of increased taxes on the American colonies to help pay the costs of running the empire. He would have decried the use of American violence and intimidation tactics to force the view of American "patriots," particularly events during the Stamp Act and Tea Act crises.
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