Historical
Background.
I don´t want to explain in
this little blog the American War of Independence, and less the political facets, But I think is
interesting to do an introduction about it.
I am studying history at the
university, and a micro summary of the book I studied is more or less this;
There
were thirteen English colonies in the east coast of North America, since the
foundation of Jamestown in 1607, the population had grown up a lot. The
production and the commerce too…
At first, the
mother country didn´t pay attention to the organization of the colonies.
After
the Seven Years war, and the growing of the production, it tried to control
this commerce and these riches.The English government tried to benefit too. The
government tried to monopolise the commerce, and to introduce new taxes, (yes,
it´s true that the government has spent a lot defending the colonies in the
Seven years War..) and had the intention of organize the new territories conquered
, not to left them to the old colonies…
These steps and the sense of liberty in
the colonies (after many years of no measures of the government, the geographical
situation far from the motherland, great part of the population were puritans
with no sense of the hierarchy…) lead to the revolt of the colonies.
Contexto historico.
No quiero explicar en este pequeño blog La Guerra de
Independencia Americana, y menos sus aspectos políticos, pero creo que es
interesante hacer una pequeña introducción.
Estoy estudiando Historia en la Universidad, y un micro
resumen del libro que utilicé puede ser más o menos este;
Existían trece colonias inglesas en la costa este de Norteamérica,
desde la fundación de Jamestown en 1067; la población había crecido mucho. Y la
producción y el comercio también…
Al principio, la metrópolis no hizo mucho caso a la
organización de las colonias. Después de la Guerra de los Siete Años, y el
incremento de la producción, trató de controlar el comercio y las riquezas.
EL gobierno inglés quería beneficiarse también. El gobierno
trató de monopolizar el comercio, e introducir nuevos impuestos (Si, es verdad
que el gobierno había gastado mucho dinero tratando de defender las colonias en
la Guerra de los Siete Años..) y tenía la intención de organizar los nuevos
territorios conquistados, no entregarlos a las antiguas colonias…
Estas medidas y el sentido de libertad existente en las
colonias (después de muchos años sin medidas del gobierno, , la situación
geográfica alejada de la metrópoli, gran parte de la población puritana sin sentido
de la jerarquía..) condujeron a la revuelta de las colonias.
Approximately 1\3 of the colonists were Patriots\Rebels depending on your point of view. Another 1\3 were Loyalists\Tories and another 1\3 didn't care one way or the other. The vast majority were English and in that the conflict was very much a Civil War. After the patriots won most of the northern loyalists were driven out into Ontario, Canada where their descendants live to this day. Without the intervention of the French it is doubtful the patriots could have pulled it off. Nice job on your blog!
ReplyDeleteHello Bruce, Surely, your vision it´s more accurate; according to my Contemporary History university book (Spanish), approximately 40-45% of the American settlers took part in the revolt, 35-45% remained neutral, and 15-20% remained loyal to the Crown. And it affirm that after the conquest of New York by Howe, the English could have won the conflict.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much¡