Why Punishing Your Children is Ineffective: the American Revolution
The French and Indian war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on February 10, 1763. Great Britain had fallen into heavy debt because of the costly war, and they sought to restore their wealth from the American colonies. Since the British were defending American land, they believed that the colonists should share the debt. Previously, Britain observed salutary neglect to the American colonies— meaning that Parliament…
