The relationship of the American colonists and the British monarchy had long been an unstable one. The colonists had suffered years of neglect as Britain went through a period of civil war. During this age of neglect, the American people were allotted a considerable amount of freedoms and self-government. However, when the political climate settled down in Britain, the new monarch felt the need to tightly control the colonies. The American people, who had been …showed first 75 words of 592 total…

…showed last 75 words of 592 total…colonists rejection of the duties and taxes placed on them that the British government would not be allowed to get away using the thirteen colonies as just another revenue outlet. The instable relationship between the American colonists and the British government was largely the government's fault. The colonists had been used to a degree of self government. They had historically` taxed themselves through their own local assemblies, and they resisted the limitation on their self-rule.