The British colonies in the Americas were forced to pay taxes by the British government. The colonies did not want to pay taxes because, they found it unfair to pay taxes to a government that they had no say in. The colonies fought for their rights in protests and petitions under the slogan “No Taxation Without Representation” the British government did not give in, leading to all out warfare and the creation of a new nation: that inspired many other revolutions, created the first successful enlightenment democracy, and had a very bloody Civil War. All this prompts us to ask ourselves: What if the British government had given given the American colonies a seat in parliament?
In 1763 the American Revolution began to take root, the colonies became increasingly overwhelmed and aggravated with the British government when they imposed the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, and the Townshend Acts in attempts to raise money for the government. The British government “began to tighten imperial reins”(1) because it needed money, AS tensions increased, the First Continental Congress created the Continental Army; the colonies fought a “long and bitter war”(1) to gain their independence. The British Army had many advantages: a well-trained army
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French revolutionists drew from these ideas and began to overthrow the French Monarchy. The American Revolution was a working example of a successful revolution and constitution. The American Revolution also inspired the Haitian Revolution, revolutions from Spain in south and central America, and revolutions in the Asian colonies. One of the first battles in the American Revolution in Concord, Rhode Island is dubbed “the shot heard round the world” because it had such a lasting impact on the countries and government around the