British Imperial Policies

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Imperialism refers to state policy, advocacy, or practices of extending supremacy and power, primarily through acquiring territories or gaining economic and political jurisdiction over other people and regions. Between the years 1763 to 1776, the British imperial policies were exemplified by new legislations that slowly became much objectionable to the colonizers, beginning with the Sugar Act along with wrist of support, resulting in the Stamp Act, the Townshend duties, and at long last to the inviolable Coercive Act. (King et al.154-175) Therefore, this essay discusses how colonial resistance was intensified by the British imperial policies to British rule and their devotion to the values of the republicans.

The British imperial policies had their effects on the colonies’ political, economic, and geographical conditions that intensified the colonies' resistance to British rule. While generations developed in America, nationalism in the colonies set towards their advanced country. These colonists gradually lost their departed nationalism tie to Great Britain and its leader, commonly known as King George III. When the French and Indian War ended in America and obligated England to require compensation from the American colonists in the form of levies, the settlers lacked trust in the England authority and their capacity to control or rule them.

The British imperial policies like the Townshend Tea Tax and the Sugar Act in 1764 resulted in confusion and disorder in the colonies against British rule in the absence of colonial representation. This led to the uproar and brought about republicanism ideas for America, which possessed political leaders who were selected rather than born into power. As the British sent more taxes to America, protests gradually initiated against their policies. They contended that with an absence of colonial representation in Parliament, the government would legally impose tariffs without getting rid of their natural rights.

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