Causes Of The American Revolution

The American people began to seek independence from Great Britain from the very beginning. They began by first fleeing the country, in hope to have a better life where they could be free to express themselves how they pleased, whether it be for religious freedom or to make a better living. The King soon wanted to gain control back over those people, imposing taxes and “Coercive” Acts, leading the people of America to seek full independence from Great Britain. It began with the French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War. At this time, the American people technically still belonged to King George, so British troops were sent to defend American land. Here, they were able to take Fort Louisburg from the French, who starved and

Of course, the colonists refused to pay such tax leading them to consume smuggled Dutch tea. Britain later found a way to make the price of their tea lower than the cost of the smuggled tea, thinking that the colonists only cared about money. This infuriated the colonists only more, because they soon realized that Britain was still taxing them. The Sons of Liberty decided to take things into their own hands on December 16, 1773, dumping 342 chests of tea into the harbor, known as the Boston Tea Party. Now, the King and his Parliament had had enough with the rebellions of the colonists, leading to the passing of their Coercive Acts, or like the colonists saw them, the Intolerable Acts. These acts finished convincing the colonists to gain full independence from

The Boston Port Act called for Boston closing its ports, in order to make the Americans pay for dumping the tea into the harbor. This infuriated the colonists because Boston was their major port city, and also their biggest money maker. The Administration of Justice Act called for any British officer who killed a colonist to be tried in Great Britain and not in America. This further angered the Americans because it was basically a murder act, since no British court member was going to convict one of their own. Furthermore, the Massachusetts Government Act called for taking away all colonial charters, giving full authority of America to the King. Of course, the colonists were in greatly angered by this because their whole purpose of fleeing Great Britain was to flee the oppression of the King. Finally, the Quebec Act called for giving Quebec back to the French. This, in my opinion, officially set off the American people. This act allowed the colonists to see that their fighting efforts and sacrifices were taken for granted by the King. The people now began to prepare for war, by setting the First Continental Congress in 1774, to begin to discuss how exactly they would go about declaring