Revolutionary War Causes
The true cause of the Revolutionary War was separation between Britain and the American Colonies. The two grew apart with a small bond that kept the colonies loyal to Britain, (The History of The United States, 1904). Most people believe that taxation and unfair laws was the cause of the war. The main cause that really angered the Americans was Britain’s attempt at taking guns from the colonist. On April 1775, the Americans starting shooting against the British when the British tried to disarm the Americans as a form of gun control program, (Hidden History, n.d.). The French and Indian war was the catalyst for The American Revolution after the war The British were in debt. The British were fighting a frontier war against the
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The British was taxing everything that went to the colonist. Colonist decided they would show the British and not buy anything that was taxed. Colonist had died in the French and Indian war just like the British they had lost enough and was getting tired of Britain. “The laws that Britain was imposing was not practicable telling them that they could not move any farther than the Alps or they would not be protected. Britain expect the colonist to provide food, shelter, and transportation to the British soldiers, again the colonist thought this was unfair. Taxes on all printed material that was sent to the colonies was taxed. This all angered the colonist and a group of colonists was formed called the “Sons of Liberty” to dump tea in the Boston Harbor,” (American Revolutionary War, n.d.). Nothing angered the colonist more than when Britain decided the only way to control the colonist was taking their guns away. Every man and boy in America owned a gun to hunt, and protect the family with and no one was going to take their guns. “On April 1775, the colonist decided to shoot it out with the British. The British intended to strip the colonist of their guns and place them under the thumb of a permanent standing army,” (Hidden History, n.d.). The colonist was not going to let anyone take their guns, and they did
The British was taxing everything that went to the colonist. Colonist decided they would show the British and not buy anything that was taxed. Colonist had died in the French and Indian war just like the British they had lost enough and was getting tired of Britain. “The laws that Britain was imposing was not practicable telling them that they could not move any farther than the Alps or they would not be protected. Britain expect the colonist to provide food, shelter, and transportation to the British soldiers, again the colonist thought this was unfair. Taxes on all printed material that was sent to the colonies was taxed. This all angered the colonist and a group of colonists was formed called the “Sons of Liberty” to dump tea in the Boston Harbor,” (American Revolutionary War, n.d.). Nothing angered the colonist more than when Britain decided the only way to control the colonist was taking their guns away. Every man and boy in America owned a gun to hunt, and protect the family with and no one was going to take their guns. “On April 1775, the colonist decided to shoot it out with the British. The British intended to strip the colonist of their guns and place them under the thumb of a permanent standing army,” (Hidden History, n.d.). The colonist was not going to let anyone take their guns, and they did