Cause Of The American Revolution

The American Revolution was not just a spontaneous revolt over taxes some may think . There were many things that led up to the outbreak of the American Revolution, such as the Navigation Act, the Enlightenment, the Great Awakening, the French and Indian War, the Boston Massacre, and the Coercive Acts. It took many years for it to take place. This all started previously before 1775 with the first major event being the Navigation Acts of 1651.

The British were cruel, forceful, and just plain mean. Colonists asked the British for their rights, but no, the British would not give them their rights. Britain was a horrible country, and they didn’t listen to the Colonists, although they were usually right.

Many people have the misconception that the American Revolution occurred because British colonists did not want to be British citizens any longer. This may have been the case for a select few, but many British colonists desired to maintain their status as British colonists and citizens. The foremost reason that the colonists began protests, boycotts, and petitions against the British was because they believed their innate rights as British citizens were being violated. The American Revolution occurred due to a chain of events and a complex set of intertwined reasons.

The causes of the American Revolution go back to the beginning of salutary neglect and the French and Indian War, as well as changes in the thinking of society. The effects of these events and other factors led to pressure within the colonies, ultimately resulting in rebellion.

There were multiple causes for the American Revolution, but the most important was the violation and deprivation of rights from the American People. The American people were faced with multiple acts and taxes that violated and took away their rights. Americans were continuously being taxed after the French and Indian War by acts like the sugar act, the stamp act, the Townshend acts,the tea act, and many more(Hedtke, et al., The American Saga). Despite all the taxes being placed on the Americans and the things they would buy, they still were not being represented in the British government. The British government claimed that the Americans had virtual representation, and that British parliament represents citizens of England anywhere they

The colonists were upset about Parliament and Britain; which lead them to create the American Revolution.   The American Revolution was not justified and unreasonable.   The colonists were overreacting about Parliament's laws and Britain.

The American Revolution was about economic rights. After many things the colonists finally decided to rebel after these main things. Taxation without representation, Britain forbad the them to settle west of the Apache Mountains, and the colonists were forced to give the British soldiers supplies and shelters out of their own pockets, even though they did not want the soldiers there. Britain found herself in a large amount of debt, and one way to leave that debt is start making the colonies pay high duties.

As citizens of Britain, colonists had the right to have a seat in the British Parliament to decide on bills. Britain passed unconstitutional taxes on the colonists in order to get out of debt, but they did it without the consent of the colonists who didn’t have a voice in the British Parliament. The acts of rebellion on the behalf of colonists influenced on the development of the American Revolution. The Colonists boycotted and hurt the British Government which hurt them financially. Lastly, the the last component to the American Revolution was the enforcement by Britain which triggered massacres, threats, violation of right and fear to the Colonists which once considered themselves Englishmen. Unconstitutional decisions and behavior, acts of rebellion, and enforcement lead to the American Revolution leading to a future creation of the United States of America. 300 years later we still see third world countries everywhere evolving because of these three components which can revolutionize the

As our discussion post provided this week, the colonists responded with rebellion because of the new acts that were imposed upon them by the British (Schultz, K., 2013). Their attempt to reform the American colonies contributed to the growth of the Revolutionary movement because the British tried to enforce stricter policies and laws (Schultz, K. M., 2013). The British wanted to tighten the policies over the colonial officials so that it would reduce the corruption, the British wanted control over the area of land that the settlers occupied, and they wanted to raise revenue by taxing goods. Although the British were adamant about their purpose, the colonist believed that rebelling against them would help in receiving their independence.

They introduced The Coercive Acts that acted as a punishment for the colonists. The Coercive Acts broke into two parts, The Intolerable Acts and The Quebec Act. The Quebec Act gave the colonists the right to practice Roman Catholic Religion on their own free will (Brackemyre). The Intolerable Acts broke up into even more separate parts. The first of which was The Boston Port Bill. That closed all ports in and out of Boston until the tea that was thrown into the harbor was paid for. That was too expensive for the colonists to pay for, and if they did, then the British would still come out as the winners in the retaliation against this tax. The next piece of The Intolerable Acts was The Administration of Justice Act which stated that any British soldiers accused of murdering colonists were to be tried in England. This just about guaranteed that the British soldiers would be free of charges due to the colonists not having a place in the jury. The next act as part of The Intolerable Acts is The Massachusetts Government Act which took away the colonists right to elect representatives for the legislature. The King would be the one that would elect the representatives which would always end up being someone under the payroll of the King. This act also restricted all town hall meeting in the Colonies. The final punishment for the

The American Revolution was evolutionary. It didn’t just start from one event, it progressed to a point where change was needed. During the French and Indian War England claimed they were protecting the colonists but they were only using them for profit and for people to fight the war for them. Beforehand there were many acts that were proposed which made the colonies generally upset. These acts not only banned the colonists from trading with other countries but it also affected their economy drastically. Tobacco was a crop in Virginia that decreased profit drastically after the acts were passed. The colonists entire lives in virginia depended on that tobacco crop and it was taken away. Each unfair law affected the colonists differently. Besides

There were many tedious laws passed that angered the colonists beyond belief. They decided that it was reasonable to have the colonies help pay back the debt they owed to the banks and individual investors, they borrowed money from to fight the Seven Years’ War (Foner, p. 141). An example of this would be the Sugar, Stamp, and Tea Acts which raised colonial taxes and lowered English taxes. The sugar Act was less of a conflict due to the fact that it mainly affected the colonists at the ports as it was used to lessen smuggling. The Stamp Act though, was what caused great drama and marked the definite split of the colonists and Great Britain over the meaning of freedom (Foner, p. 142). This act affected all of the free colonists, especially those who wrote, published, and read books, newspapers, and followed political affairs. The colonists claimed that Britain had no right to tax them since they were not represented. This gave way to the famous expression “no taxation without representation”. As this was law was repealed, colonists thought the same would occur with the Townshend Acts. Unfortunately, a rift happened one night giving way to what we call the Boston Massacre from this. Lastly, The Boston Tea Party was an effect of the Tea Act. This famous rebellion resulted in more British enforcement, reducing colonist’s liberty only supplying them more reason to go to

How far do you agree that the cause of the American Revolution was the introduction of the Tea Act in 1773?

A new era was dawning on the American colonies and its mother country Britain, an era of revolution. The American colonists were subjected to many cruel acts of the British Parliament in order to benefit England itself. These British policies were forcing the Americans to rebellious feelings as their rights were constantly being violated by the British Crown. The colonies wanted to have an independent government and economy so they could create their own laws and stipulations. The British imperial policies affected the colonies economic, political, and geographic situation which intensified colonists’ resistance to British rule and intensified commitment to their republican values.

Then Parliament passed the stamp act which required the colonists to put a stamp on all important paperwork. This affected all of the colonists and they were not happy about it. They began to protest and even wrote a petition to the king that said that only the colonial assemblies could tax the colonies. Then merchants refused to buy goods from Britain and they started forming secret groups like the sons of liberty that led boycotts against the British. Parliament continued to add taxes, such as the Townshend Acts and started telling the assemblies that they couldn't meet. The rights of the colonists were ignored more and more until British soldiers were allowed to enter their homes at any time and even live in their homes. They also got taxed to pay the soldiers salaries. They felt that their rights and freedoms were being taken one by one. some of the colonists were killed over their protests and their right to life was even taken. At this point, the colonists decided they would take it no longer and began to plan their quest to freedom. No one should have to live like the colonists did and no country should be controlling their lives from