The causation of the American Revolution was the buildup of events. This engaged the colonist to form a rebellion against Great Britain. Thirteen colonies have been imperialised by Great Britain for many years. The starting point of the American Revolution was when the French and Indians fought, which lasted for seven years. The battle was fought for two rivers which were demanded by the French and the Britishers. With the support of the Great Britain, the spending of defense was over financed. This led to high financing and leaving Great Britain in extensive debt. This eventually led the colonies to be irritated due to the heavy tax applied by the British Parliament. Reform of the British Empire, “even more disturbing was the huge expense confronting the British government….the government could not rely on its traditional system of local defense and local police to preserve order.” Great Britain had total control of the colonies and sent over army to maintain regulations of the government.
The British Parliament had no other source of revenue
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According to the content, “the sugar act, coinciding with this postwar depression, created particularly severe problems for all those who depended on trade with the french and spanish west indies.” This was another method of the British parliament help retrieve revenue from the thirteen colonies. The purpose of this act was to prevent further act with other foreign suppliers beside Great Britain. However, the Stamp Act was another law which created tension between Great Britain and the thirteen colonies. This act was established in 1765, “When word reached America that parliament had passed the stamp act without even considering any of the colonial petition against it, the colonists reacted angrily.” This was collected to fund military defense. The colonials were mandated to pay taxes on any purchases made on printed paper from the