How did new ideas of liberty contribute to tensions between the social classes in the American colonies?

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What caused tensions to rise between the colonists and Britain?

Britain's debt from the French and Indian War led it to try to consolidate control over its colonies and raise revenue through direct taxation (e.g., Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act, and Intolerable Acts), generating tensions between Great Britain and its North American colonies.

Why was liberty important to the American colonists?

Colonists came to America because they wanted political liberty. They wanted religious freedom and economic opportunity. The United States is a country where individual rights and self-government are important. This has always been true.

How did ideas of political freedom affect people's ideas about economic rights and relationships?

How did ideas of political freedom affect people's ideas about economic rights and relationships? Colonists thought that political freedom would allow them economic freedom, giving them the freedom to vote if they had property. What role did the founders foresee for religion in American government and society?

How did the Intolerable Acts increase the tension between the colonists and Britain?

The Coercive Acts (called the Intolerable Acts by the colonists) included a new Quartering Act that provided arrangements for housing British troops in American dwellings. It revived the anger that colonists had felt regarding the earlier Quartering Act (1765), which had been allowed to expire in 1770.