Britain’s Imperial Crisis: Imperial Overstretch, Accidental Failure Or Both?

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With their rich history of regulations and taxes imposed on Americans by the British government in the late 1700s, Britain faced a strong revolt. This led to the American political order taking hold.

Looking deeper into the change leading to independence, we’ll attempt to answer the question: Were these changes accidental failure, imperial overstretch or both? Jeremy Black, Professor of History at the University of Exeter in England, investigates Britain’s previous imperial crisis.

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