british outlook on the american revolutionary war?

Answer 1

Great answer Monica - Intelligent, insightful and from my understanding, quite accurate. I do hope that more knowledgeable people such as Monica reply. The first few answers were truly a waste of space - The Boston Tea Party wasn't a war - and the "north v south" would be called the American Civil War...

Answer 2

Britain lost because it didn't really want the colonies or more importantly a war with them, since many MP's had interests in the colonies which would be secured in peace, either way. This was not true of canada, an area which was much more profitable at the time (because of trade with Indians), this is proved as when the Rebels invaded Canada they were beaten very easyly by the British.
The American didn't win, the French did, and had it not been for French and Spanish intervention the Rebels never would have won. My opinion and certainly the view of George III is that the revolution was treason commited by upstart colonists, the new government changed nothing in the colonies except for maybe making it slighty more efficiently run. But after a while Britain got used to it, we moved on, built an empire, helped the US build one. And frankly the US was nothing until ww1 so we were proved correct in not caring that much. Americans today over enthesize the wars importance, but in international terms it was a novelty but not a major event.

Answer 3

The British Government Started out as not really believing that it was happening. They saw it the way that the British public saw it as Englishmen fighting Englishmen. The Parliament had passed what we in the US call the Intolerable Acts, various taxes, so that the colonies would pay for the money spent on their defense but never mentioned the reasons to the colonies.

From 1774- 1776 it was considered civil unrest from 1776-1785 it was considered rebellion. At the end of the war the Whig's, the more liberal part of the British Government, began to feel as the people of the United States to day feel about Iraq and in the 70's felt about Vietnam. It was a waste of time and capital.

Answer 4

To most British politicians, the American war was seen as a challenge to Parliament. If the British would just let the colonies go, they would be agreeing that Parliament was not sovereign over the people which could open a whole can of worms in Britain. Beyond this, they saw the war as a challenge to their economic well-being since they had just recently become interested in turning a profit from the colonies. The majority of the population were indifferent. Some agreed with the colonists in seeking more rights, most supported their country, and many simply were unaffected. In the government you only see two groups - the Rockingham Whigs and the remnants of the country Whigs - who supported the colonists, but they fell out of favor.

Answer 5

I think losing America at the time was quite serious, but in reality we were fighting on several fronts at the time which were deemed more important, mainly the French.

Answer 6

We lost, simple as that! But we don't let it bother us, it was 200 or so years ago! And we, like the Americans have moved on since.

Answer 7

Judging what came after 1783, it was pretty 'self-evident' to the Founders that 'all men are created equal' so long as they aren't black.

Answer 8

It is an important time in your history, but I honestly think many Brits don't care. It happened hundreds of years ago.

Answer 9

started at Boston tea party i ain't got a outlook on it America lick us many years ago. is this a rub in question.

Answer 10

What about it? I think you'll find it is much more important to Americans than it is to Brits.