Key Events Leading To The American Revolution

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Before we begin explaining what contributed the most to the American Revolution, it can be said that the colonist loved England and enjoyed being British citizens. But they wanted to be treated equal to and actually better than those still living on the British mainland (Module 4, Growing Conflict with Britain, Slide 2.) But this despite all of this, 3 major key events happened which ultimately led to the American Revolution. The first one was that due to the French and Indian War, Great Britain had spent a lot of money which they didn’t have. The war nearly doubled the British national debt, from £75 million in 1756 to £133 million in 1763 (Chapter 5, imperial Reforms and Colonial pg129.) Now the British government had to raise revenue and