Chapter 5

My interest in Chapter 5 was reading about the Seven Years' war in America. I am confused on how and why it started I know it had to deal with many factors escalating but in reading it was hard to understand. However what caught my interest was during the war British officers complained that colonial troops didn't fight well and they tended to go home while the war was happening. But the colonial troops also complained about the British officers stating that the officers treated their troops a "little better than slaves".  To me I find that ironic and uncalled for. It is a very powerful quote to say because the troops are relating themselves to the slaves. The soldiers have no idea what the slaves had to go through. I am pretty sure they were not being treated a little better than the slaves. But at least they have a little knowledge of how it feels like being mistreat and unfairly. 

There was also tension within British officers and the colonial civilians. The officers complained how the colonial people were unwilling to provide them food or shelter and of course the colonial people did not like their arrogance. The war had its positive side to it; it brought profits to the farmers, artisans, and merchants. Of course there was a negative side to this war (not for the obvious reason) but money problems specially debt problems.  Another interest was passing the sugar act. This act caused lots of tension and change. The British Parliament placed new taxes and restrictions on colonist trade. They wanted to control trade by forcing the colonist to export certain raw materials through Britain instead of going directly to foreign ports. Of course there were people against this act and therefore had to take action. I like reading about the people who rebelled and went against a movement. John Locke believed in "natural rights” of life, liberty, and property. I agree with his belief and if I lived in this era I would have followed his beliefs.  The Parliament wanted control over everything; again this brings up the topic of greed. Greed is the major component in life a long side with money. The rich wanted to get richer and they will do anything to get to the top and have no worries. Little do they know they will be climbing the latter of success for a while. (People are still climbing as we speak).