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What considerations influenced the British government's response to the crisis in America?
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Anna Loughran Hertford 18/11/03 What considerations influenced the British government's response to the crisis in America? The American war of independence was the culmination of conflict with the colonies over the rights of Parliament to legislate taxes on American trade. The principal of "no taxation without representation" was a powerful idea in the colonies, but the British underestimated their political resolve and their inadequate response cost them their most valuable colony. There is much divergence of historical opinion as to the driving force of parliamentary decisions over the crisis of empire. Peter Thomas partially defends the hard-line stance of Lord North on the colonial rebels, as in compliance with the general will of parliament and the public at large, whereas Ian Chrisitie explains the governments confused and short-sighted response to events as the result of myths of conspiracy an mutual distrust amongst the members of cabinet and parliament. Bradley debates the traditional view that...
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