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Consequences Of The American Revolution

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Was the American Revolution really necessary? Yes, I think the American Revolution was necessary and it was inevitable because of the continuing tension and problems between the colonists and the British, the Revolution would have eventually happened.
As the thirteen British colonies formed and developed, King George was sitting atop his throne with a grin. The profit that would come out of these territories would surely be an immense benefit for Britain for many years to come. Then, in the early 1600's, the king certainly did not realize the sense of separation the new colonists would feel being so far away from Britain. The longer they were apart, the more they experienced what life without Britain was like “According to the dictionary, Salutary Neglect refers to the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century British Crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep American colonies obedient to England. And that is what it initially was--Britain putting the colonies on cruise control or autopilot. But what Britain didn't know was that once the colonies ‘tasted’ freedom, it would be really hard to take it back from them, which can be seen through the American Revolution...So the colonists were angry when salutary neglect ended because Britain was monitoring everything they were doing. They were no longer allowed to conduct their assembly town meetings and their trade with other countries was strictly regulated. The end of salutary neglect was what

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