Unity and Rebellion: The Path to the American Revolution

Having a sense of unity between the people of a country is key to having success. The colonists in the beginning of their endeavor in America were divided. Some of the colonists were not in favor of the idea of leaving Britain, their mother country. Other colonists felt as if it would be best to separate themselves from Britain, so that they could flourish on their own. By the time of the American Revolution, the colonists had grown tired of Britain not treating them how they thought they were to be treated. In result, the colonists had totally developed their sense of unity by the eve of the American Revolution, because of the French and Indian War, the amount of taxes that Britain put on the them, and the distance between them and Britain.

The French and Indian War was between mainly Britain and France -Britain had

During that time period, Britain had gone into debt, because they had to pay Prussia for fighting for them in Europe and reimburse the American colonies for the military expenses. In result, Britain needed to find a way to get out of the severe debt. Taxing the American colonies was how Britain decided to do so.

Prior to taxing the colonists, Britain decided to install the Proclamation Line. This line forbade any settlement past the Appalachian Mountains. The first taxing act that Britain put on the colonies was the Sugar Act (Revenue Act of 1764). It’s intentions were to lower the duty on sugar by cutting it in half but insisting on its enforcement, as well as non-British textiles, coffee, and indigo. Many of the colonists were unhappy with this taxing law, so some merchants and the Massachusetts Legislature protested against it. The next act was the Currency Act of 1765. This act banned the paying of debts with paper money. It had a destructive effect on the economy of the colonists. Next was the Stamp Act of 1765. It was the first tax that was directly imposed by Parliament. The