Source 5: George Grenville, Member of Parliament (January 14, 1766) [Britain] has the sovereign, the supreme legislative power over America...and taxation is a part of that sovereign power... Great Britain protects [the colonies from threats and] is bound to [demand] obedience [in return]. [That is the relationship between a mother country and its colonies]. If not, tell me when the Americans were emancipated (freed)? When they want the protection from this kingdom, they are always ready to ask for it. That protection has always been afforded to them in the most full and ample manner... Source 6: George Washington to William Crawford, September 21, 1767 (adapted). Crawford was a personal friend of Washington's from his childhood. ...I can never look upon that [Royal] Proclamation in any other light (but this I say between ourselves) than as a temporary [way] to [prevent future wars with Indians]...Any person...who neglects the present opportunity of hunting out good Lands [because the King told them not to is foolish]...I will [be doing this] so soon as there is a possibility of doing it...I find it absolutely necessary and convenient...to let some few of my friends...partake of the advantages [as well].
Source 5: George Grenville, Member of Parliament (January 14, 1766) [Britain] has the sovereign, the supreme legislative power over America...and taxation is a part of that sovereign power... Great Britain protects [the colonies from threats and] is bound to [demand] obedience [in return]. [That is the relationship between a mother country and its colonies]. If not, tell me when the Americans were emancipated (freed)? When they want the protection from this kingdom, they are always ready to ask for it. That protection has always been afforded to them in the most full and ample manner... Source 6: George Washington to William Crawford, September 21, 1767 (adapted). Crawford was a personal friend of Washington's from his childhood. ...I can never look upon that [Royal] Proclamation in any other light (but this I say between ourselves) than as a temporary [way] to [prevent future wars with Indians]...Any person...who neglects the present opportunity of hunting out good Lands [because the King told them not to is foolish]...I will [be doing this] so soon as there is a possibility of doing it...I find it absolutely necessary and convenient...to let some few of my friends...partake of the advantages [as well].
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![Source 5: George Grenville, Member of Parliament
(January 14, 1766)
[Britain] has the sovereign, the supreme legislative
power over America...and taxation is a part of that
sovereign power...Great Britain protects [the colonies
from threats and] is bound to [demand] obedience [in
return]. [That is the relationship between a mother
country and its colonies]. If not, tell me when the
Americans were emancipated (freed)? When they want
the protection from this kingdom, they are always ready
to ask for it. That protection has always been afforded to
them in the most full and ample manner...
Source 6: George Washington to William Crawford,
September 21, 1767 (adapted). Crawford was a
personal friend of Washington's from his childhood.
...I can never look upon that [Royal] Proclamation in any
other light (but this I say between ourselves) than as a
temporary [way] to [prevent future wars with
Indians]...Any person...who neglects the present
opportunity of hunting out good Lands [because the King
told them not to is foolish]...I will [be doing this] so soon
as there is a possibility of doing it...I find it absolutely
necessary and convenient...to let some few of my
friends...partake of the advantages [as well].](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F7c6a3dff-6729-485c-933e-bf615eefedb6%2F7a16887b-c6f5-499c-94bf-c41b0cf94170%2Fntjqlrf_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Source 5: George Grenville, Member of Parliament
(January 14, 1766)
[Britain] has the sovereign, the supreme legislative
power over America...and taxation is a part of that
sovereign power...Great Britain protects [the colonies
from threats and] is bound to [demand] obedience [in
return]. [That is the relationship between a mother
country and its colonies]. If not, tell me when the
Americans were emancipated (freed)? When they want
the protection from this kingdom, they are always ready
to ask for it. That protection has always been afforded to
them in the most full and ample manner...
Source 6: George Washington to William Crawford,
September 21, 1767 (adapted). Crawford was a
personal friend of Washington's from his childhood.
...I can never look upon that [Royal] Proclamation in any
other light (but this I say between ourselves) than as a
temporary [way] to [prevent future wars with
Indians]...Any person...who neglects the present
opportunity of hunting out good Lands [because the King
told them not to is foolish]...I will [be doing this] so soon
as there is a possibility of doing it...I find it absolutely
necessary and convenient...to let some few of my
friends...partake of the advantages [as well].
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Although Britain had won the French and Indian War, the war had left it weak and under immense financial trouble. Britain had borrowed heavily to finance the war. In a desperate attempt to raise revenue to pay back the war-time loans, the British parliament adopted some fiscal measures that displeased the American colonists. The British Parliament imposed a series of taxes on the American colonies to raise revenue.
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