Dbq 2 Ap Us History Essay Example

disagreements between the British and Americans.The previous policy of British rule over the colonies was Salutary Neglect, meaning the British would let the colonies govern themselves as long as they maintained fair trade relations with the British. Following the war, however, strict trade laws called the Navigation Acts made it so that Americans had restricted trade with places other than Britain. The Navigation Acts were a response to the lack of revenue mentioned in document F, and created a colonialist feeling of resentment towards the British.These feelings of resentment (in conjunction with many other feelings toward many other unfair acts that limited the prosperity of the colonies) led to the desire of a separate government, and ultimately the American Revolution. The ideological differences between colonists and the British were noticeably different during the French-Indian War.

According to document D, which is a Massachusetts soldier’s diary, the American soldiers were seen as “little better than slaves to their [English] officers. American soldiers felt like they were Englishmen, but were denied the English liberties and rights that they felt they deserved. This was probably due to the fighting styles/other ideologies that differed and made the English feel superior to the colonists. These feelings shone through on the taxes placed upon the colonists and the various laws/acts passed that restricted colonial freedom.

Overall, the poor political, ideological, and economic relationships between Americans and British people after the year 1763 were caused by the French-Indian War. When Britain abused its powers over the colonies, there was a major retaliation – which really should have been expected due to the harbored resentment possessed by the Colonists towards the British. The French-Indian

war magnified existing feelings between colonists and Englishmen, and also created bitter resentment, which led to restlessness and the American Revolution.