How Did The British Colonists Want The American Revolution

The British Colonies were bound to want a revolution with the way Great Britain was treating them. Great Britain was forcing tighter control on the colonists without their consent and as human beings, we hate people telling us what to do. The colonists wanted to separate from Britain because of taxation without representation, the Stamp Act, and the tax on tea. All of these events and more would eventually push the colonists to begin fighting in 1775.
There were many Acts placed onto the colonists in the 18th century. All of them caused upset within the colonies. However, one of the bigger issues was this one particular act, the Stamp Act. Under these rules , colonists were taxed on all paper goods. Legal documents, licenses’, birth certificates, playing cards, publications, and other basic necessities that are made with paper. People started seeing all these taxes as extra pay to Britain’s pocket, rather than helping the colonists or the country. Great Britain was directly taxing the colonists, rather than through the representatives in the colonies. This ticked off the colonists. They felt like they were being cheated of their money. The

So when Great Britain decided to only allow tea from the British East India Co. to be sold to the colonists, they felt cheated. This meant that this one company had control over prices, they could make it as high as they wanted. With high prices many could no longer afford the tea. It seemed Britain enjoyed having control over everything the colonists did. It’s almost like they craved it. And of course, the colonists despised it. They wanted to control what they did and who they got tea from and all these other silly little things that when you put them all together, they make a big enough reason to revolt. So the Sons of Liberty threw 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor at midnight. This night was one for the books because it showed that they are their own