Out Break of the American Revolution

The central pillar of the British economy during its colonial period was its extensive trading power. Any threat to this power would have to be remedied sooner than later. For this exact reason the Currency Act of 1764 was birthed. In spirit the Currency Act of 1764 was intended for the betterment of British commerce. However, in actuality the Currency Act of 1764 had a negative impact on the lives of British colonial residents.

“Despite the view of some historians that the conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen North American colonies was economic in origin, in fact the American Revolution had its roots in politics and other areas of American life.” Great Britain and the American colonies had a relationship impacted with many hardships. I believe that there was a political struggle between the two groups, but that Great Britain and the American colonies used economics as a chance to show how much control they had. Multiple Acts written by Parliament, the colonies' Committees of Correspondence and Continental Congress created political friction between Great Britain and the American colonies.

Britain was suffering harsh economic transformations that was making it difficult to thrive economically and rising population in Britain made it even worse. Therefore more money was needed to be made. The New World offered many raw materials from which they could manufacture items and sell them to other countries or their people thus starting colonizations in the New World. The more land they gathered, which they acquired forcefully at times, the more raw materials they were able to gather. These colonies became the source of goods that other nations were seeking to buy or trade for. This introduced the idea of Mercantilism to the new colonies and the people of Britain themselves. This process of mercantilism was not only helping the colonies, but the people who stayed behind too. There were new jobs due to the growing and flourishing of these colonies. As according to this website online,https://m.landofthebrave.info/colonial-times.htm, and many textbooks, the three regions of the New Colonies each had their specification in what they did to maintain an economic balance. The New England Colonies

For years Britain’s economy reaped the rewards of financial gain through the laws of the Navigation Acts which forced the use of only British vessels for trade between the Britain and its colonies and the Triangle Trade which Britain and its colonies and Africa traded between themselves for slaves, raw goods and manufactured products. During this time Britain’s concern for a relationship with its colonies diminished and as time passed so did the colonists sense of being British. As more immigrants from other nations settled in the colonies and children born in this new land became adults, being British lessened.

The American Revolution was undeniably the most pivotal time period in respect to United States History, but who was really to blame for initiating the conflict? While both the British politicians and American colonists shared the blame for the kindling of the revolution, one party was certainly more at fault than the other: the British. Through short-term causes of taxation and incommodious trade acts, and long-term causes of salutary neglect and involvement in the burdensome French & Indian War, the British politicians proved to ultimately be the most responsible for igniting the Revolutionary War.

Historians have argued the American Revolution was a result of the political influence of the British, and the colonists were trying to retain their rights. On the other hand, other historians contended that the colonists were more concerned on economic issues implemented by the British government. In conducting some research, I found arguments on the causes that ranged from military, religious, political, and economic interactions between Britain and the colonies. The Revolution developed due to a mesh of complex social, political, and economic factors.

Leading up to the American Revolution, were a chain of events that created a spark in the colonists to obtain independence from Great Britain. The American Revolution could not be tied to one single event but instead by the feelings and determination brought on by this chain of disgraceful actions. Gordon S. Wood explains what he believes caused the rebellion of the American colonists from Great Britain and how those causes help explain the outcomes of the revolution in his essay, “Radical Possibilities of the American Revolution.” Wood argues that the colonists were motivated to rebel against the British monarchy due to their need to preserve their liberties and through this revolution a radical change in government and American life occurred.

Thomas Paine’s “The American Crisis”, provided the American government, more specifically George Washington, the plead for a self-governed system. In a time of actual crisis, being the Revolutionary war, the colonists were faced with dealing with the power of Great Britain. Paine, now recognized as one of the founding fathers of this country, wrote his letter in hopes to inspire George Washington on the refusal to descend to the immense power of William Howe and the British government. Paine presents multiple arguments throughout his letter, among them, he explains that although independent, Great Britain still believes they have the “… right (not only to TAX) but “to BIND us in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER,”” (Paine, Paragraph 1). Paine argues that

The revolutionary war is a turning point for the U.S. gaining a major accomplishment against Great Britain’s takeover. The success comes from the failed effort, in which there has been many mistakes and incompetence of their own plans. But specifically, England has a certain major effect that leads the failure of Great Britain during the war. Many of the policies England implemented had a negative domino effect toward their own nation. This is a historical lesson of what makes leaders and their citizen lack compromising has turned its nation into a major defeat.

2: The cause of the American Revolution was Britain’s selfish action that made the American colonies suffer from Britain 's problem.

The British were responsible for causing the American Revolution because they put unfair limitations on the colonies. One of Great Britain’s limits on the colonies was the Proclamation of 1763. The Proclamation of 1763 states that the colonies can not expand their reign west of the Appalachian Mountain and the Indians could not move east towards the East Cost (Hakim 36). Britain was scared that as the colonies grew in population and in power, along with the Indians and French that were in the New World, that they would not be able to contain all of them (Hakim 36). Britain was scared that the Colonies would continue to grow in power and the risk of overthrowing Britain was an immanent threat (Class notes). Britain thought it was best to put these limitations on the colonies to prevent that from happening. The people in the colonies were forced to stay east of the Appalachians without a say from their Colonial Assemblies. This upset the colonies and they sent letter after letter to Great Britain to try to break this law but Britain would not give the colonies any say. Britain was not the only person to blame. The colonies acted immaturely to this proclamation. The colonists thought that land was perfectly fine and did not care much about the British demand. When the colonies did not follow Britain rules, Britain was upset and created taxes on the colonies. This downward spiral continued until the colonies and Great Britain were at each others throats. They kept going back and

British industrial development, instead of being retarded by the protection given to the planters under the Navigation Acts, was actually stimulated by free trade. As a result of the protection provided for slaveholders the British market was greatly limited in size.

There are many identifying factors unique to Britain that were responsible for industrial innovation, change, growth and contraction during the period defined by the industrial revolution in Britain. By about 1750 Britain had become a world leader as a trading nation, with London becoming the warehouse of the world. London also had an efficient financial centre selling services such as insurance, including shipping insurance. It is estimated that 600,000 people lived in London at this time and a quarter of them were connected with trade. Britain also had an economic system that moves from mercantilism to free trade, coupled with a government that believes in minimal economic interference (laissez faire), helping to ensure political stability, which encouraged the pursuit of scientific breakthroughs as people set up in business and sought profit. This essay is primarily focusing on the factors of proto

Britain’s national economic system of free enterprise brought great wealth to the country, but Britain’s continuous expansion into foreign markets led to a dependency on the international trade system it created. Distinguished British historians Ronald