In 1754, colonists were content with the British and had good relations, but who knew that almost a decade or so later, that would begin to change. The American Revolution was caused due to many different reasons ranging from the British’s ignorance of Colonial rights, to the Colonists disobeying British rules. Many of these problems between the Colonists and the British eventually led to the big revolution as we know it, the American Revolution. The British were mostly responsible for the American Revolution. The British were mostly responsible for the American Revolution because the British were doing unjust things to the colonists, such as taxing the colonists without their consent. The Stamp Act was a tax that was passed in 1765. The Stamp …show more content…
In 1763, Sir William Johnson agreed with the natives to draw a line on the Appalachian Mountain Range on which the colonists could not go past. The colonists' response to this was they completely ignored the Proclamation and went past it. Keep in mind that the British established the Proclamation to protect the colonies, but the colonists still ignored them. This shows the Colonists' ignorance of the British’s laws, even if the laws were trying to protect them in the first place. Even if the colonists crossed the border, who’s there to stop them? There were no British soldiers preventing the colonists from crossing the Appalachian Mountain Range. So why would the colonists care? They did not want the Proclamation in the first place and instead wanted to be free, after all that’s why they came to the colonies. The colonists did not come to the colonies just to have a Proclamation established on them without their consent, it’s quite the opposite actually. In 1773, some colonists dressed up as native Americans dumped millions of dollars worth of tea into the Boston harbor, this event is known as the Boston Tea Party. A participant's perspective on the party was that “We then were ordered by our commander to open the hatches and throw them overboard” (Hakim 52). The intention behind this was because of the unjust taxing on them (Hakim 54). The British’s response to this was that they were shocked that the colonists would destroy this amount of property that was theirs. As a result of that, the British decided to close down Boston Harbor to punish the colonies (History.com). That action, however, not only caused people in Boston to have trouble, it caused everyone around the colonies to have trouble and think about separating from Britain (Hakim 54-55). In contrast, the Boston Tea Party was an act of rebellion against the British’s tea act that they established
The American Revolution was caused by a series of attempts from the British to tax American colonists. After a war against France, Britain ruled an enormous overseas empire. Britain however faced war debt and was in need of money to administer the overseas empire. The crown decided that since the colonists were the primary beneficiaries of this empire, it was time to have them contribute to the empire’s revenue by paying taxes.
Some say that the Revolution was destined to happen ever since Settlers set foot on this continent, others argue that it would not have happened if it weren't for a set of issues that finally drove the colonists to revolt. Ultimately, Britain lost control in 1765 when they gave in to the Stamp Act Congress’s boycotts against parliamentary taxation and gave them the idea that they had the power to run a country. To a lesser degree, Salutary Neglect led to the conception of a legacy of colonial religious and political ideals which set in motion an eminent conflict. During this period, England “forgot” about the colonies and gave them colonists a taste of independence and suspicions of individual political theories. Through Parliament's ruthless taxation without representation and a near opposite religious and political mindset, Britain and the colonists were heaved into a revolutionary war.
The colonies weren’t close to accepting the attitude and policies that Great Britain was throwing at them. They felt that they too were Englishmen and should have all the rights any Englishman would have. The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from expanding west of the Appalachian Mountains. From the perspective of the colonists, this was outrageous because the population kept increasing, many wanted to further move to the west to find new opportunities and there seemed to be an abundance of land so they simply thought the crown was trying to restrain them. However, the Parliament agreed on this because they wanted to maintain peace with the Native Americans.
The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between England and the colonies which were settled earlier by the English. There were many factors and events that led to the American Revolution. The Revolution was mainly an economic rebellion that was fueled by taxation without representation following the French and Indian War. The English Parliament was more often than not considered cruel and unfair by the colonists. With conflicts over trade, taxes and government representation, the colonies were at a starting line of a revolution that would later transform into the basis of the United States of America.
After the French Indian War ended, the Britain was in debt, and they also wanted to have more control of the colonies, and the colonists. They passed different acts and procedures in order to collect money, and hold the control of the colonists, and the colonies. Yet the colonists were not given any representation, and they were losing their freedoms one by one; these caused a serious tension between Britain and the colonies, which eventually lead to the American revolution, followed by the Declaration of Independence. The colonies were justified for declaring independence from England, because the king of England caused “repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over the states”("The
...Sugar and Stamp Acts). Before the era of Enlightenment, colonists were angered by the British interfering with their new country, but never thought to rebel against their homeland. However, with their newfound knowledge of Enlightenment principles like freedom and reason, many colonists began to see the taxes as unfair. Knowing that political power was in their hands, they stood up against the British government stating that they were an independent country. Additionally, as the British government continued to try to interfere with American government, many colonists began to want a new government that was based on Enlightenment principles instead. This led to the American Revolution because the colonists with their gained knowledge of the world and society yearned for a government that guaranteed everyone natural rights under the law.
They were aware of the growing unease between the settlers and Native Americans, especially through Pontiac 's War. The rebellion caused great loss of life, time, and money for the British government. To prevent any further conflict, the British issued the Proclamation of 1763. The proclamation stated that no colonist could cross or settle any west of the Appalachian Mountains, the territory which was inhabited by many Native Americans. In theory, the idea was simple and would have worked, but complications prevented its fulfillment. The proclamation angered American colonists. Already they were functioning almost independently of England, and were disturbed by the new act. Many of them felt like they did not have a proper involvement in its production. The colonists had great plans to move westward, and the new proclamation prohibited them from doing so. After their victory in the French and Indian War, they did not feel like they should have been restricted from moving into territory that they fought for. It added to the strife and hostility between the early-Americans and their British authorities. Later acts then added to the existing conflict and led to the beginning of the American Revolution. Although Pontiac 's War did not directly cause this, it started the pathway by forcing the enactment of the
The American Revolution has great importance on the way the United States views itself. Contrary to popular belief, Americans were not separate people subject to British tyranny. A large portion of American colonialists thought of themselves as British. There are many ideas and causes as to why the American Revolution began. Differing political traditions, both parties economic interest, trading interest of those involved in transatlantic commerce, Britain’s large debt that accumulated during the Seven Years War, mutual misunderstandings, and the Great Awakening are many of the reasons that the colonist began to revolt against England.
The outcomes of the French and Indian war, led up towards the separation of the colonies from the government of Great Britain. One of the major problem that led to the American Revolution; was that Britain spent too much money on the French and Indian War, and wanted the colonies to help pay their debt. Therefore, Britain started to add taxes on specific goods in the colonies. The colonists were really disturbed about the taxes and because they did had no representation in Parliament. Moreover, the decision over the American Revolution is a significant period of time that molded the United States. Although, the American Revolution took place many years ago; several debates still linger to this point.
The American Revolution was sparked by a myriad of causes. These causes in themselves could not have sparked such a massive rebellion in the nation, but as the problems of the colonies cumulated, their collective impact spilt over and the American Revolution ensued. Many say that this war could have been easily avoided and was poorly handled by both sides, British and American; but as one will see, the frame of thought of the colonists was poorly suited to accept British measures which sought to “overstep” it’s power in the Americas. Because of this mindset, colonists developed a deep resentment of British rule and policies; and as events culminated, there was no means to avoid revolution and no way to turn back.
A mere eight months after signing the Treaty of Paris in 1763, securing its ownership of the territory east of the Mississippi River on the American continent, Britain began to alienate the American colonists by signing the Proclamation Act of 1763. Little did the British know, this act was the first in a series of actions over the next thirteen years that would lead to the American colonists fighting for a nation independent of Great Britain.
The haphazard and disorganized British rule of the American colonies in the decade prior to the outbreak led to the Revolutionary War. The mismanagement of the colonies, the taxation policies that violated the colonist right's, the distractions of foreign wars and politics in England and mercantilist policies that benefited the English to a much greater degree then the colonists all show the British incompetence in their rule over the colonies. These policies and distractions were some of the causes of the Revolutionary War.
The connection between Britain and the English colonies was that of the ruling of the colonies by the king of Britain, King George III and his parliament. The king’s ruling was very unfavorable for the colonists because of his tyrannic dictatorship and unjustly taxations. The mere thought of an island ruling an entire continent thousands of miles away with poor communication and lack of supervision of the colonies by the king, did not work in favor of the colonies nor for Britain. Three contributing factors for the outbreak of the American Revolution were (1) the king’s taxes, (2) neglect of the 13 colonies and (3) England’s mercantilism policy. King George III and his decisions were one of the major causes that had the English colonists fumed with anger towards Britain and this eventually led to the American Revolution.
The American Revolution was the very first contemporary revolution. A revolution is defined as an aggressive takeover of a government or a command in order to get a new, better system in place. The American Revolution was fought between America and Great Britain. In 1755, the Revolution took place because America wanted and needed a change; they wanted to be independent from Great Britain. America craved liberty and independence. The American Revolution was the first historic time that a group of people would fight for independence for the reason of gaining a set of moralities that were universal and would act as laws. The main reason why Americans wanted to be free of the rule of Great Britain was because of trade regulations, and taxes. The American Revolution ultimately started because of the issues that the British economy put in place.
The relationship between Britain and her Americans colonies slowly deteriorated between the 1750s and the beginning of the American Revolution. When the first British immigrants settled in America, the relationship of the colonies and their mother country was somewhat peaceful. In the following generations, however, their relationship became tenser as Britain imposed policies and taxes on unrepresented American colonists. The British believed they were right in doing so because they had large debts to pay from ongoing wars with France. These taxes caused uprisings among colonists which contributed to British occupation in America, leading to more rebellions. Eventually, the rift in the relationship between the colonists and the British led to the Revolutionary War and the formation of a new country.