Thirteen American Revolution Essay

Overtime, colonists in the Thirteen American Colonies began to gradually separate themselves from their old traditions and political ways. This created tension and complications between the colonists and the British. The American Revolution was the colonists’ way of rejecting their old British monarchy, and trying to overthrow the authority that Great Britain held over them. In doing so, the Thirteen American Colonies were successful and were able to establish themselves as an independent nation. Many events played a role in leading up to the American Revolution, yet it was the French and Indian War, the 1765 Stamp Act, and the Boston Tea Party that all played the most major roles in causing the revolution.

The French and Indian War, also known

This law was called the Tea Act of 1773 and according to “The American Journey: A History of the United States” it “Permitted the East India Company to sell through agents in America without paying the duty customarily collected Britain, thus reducing the retail price” (pg.134). Parliament passed this law due to, the East India Company being on the brink of bankruptcy. Colonial and English consumers were buying cheaper and smuggled Dutch tea, which left millions of pounds of unsold East India tea. By making the East India Company tea cheaper, Britain assumed it would lure in more purchases amongst the colonists and save the company. Yet this caused colonists to be outraged, because they believed the that North was tricking them into paying taxes that they had not consented to, which led to the Boston Tea Party. “The American Journey: A History of the United States”, states that colonial leaders came to realize that the most effective way of resistance was to prevent the ships carrying tea from the landing. On December 16, 1773, Boston’s Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Indians and broke open 34 chests of tea, which they dumped into the harbor. This was significantly a turning point in the American Revolution because, it was one of the first times the American colonists organized and planned to stand up against the injustices Great Britain had done to them. Without the Boston Tea Party the Thirteen Colonies would not have received an immediate reaction out of Parliament, and come to understand that long as they’re a part of Great Britain they will not have independence, “Years of political turmoil inspired colonists to think more systematically about their rights than they had ever done…they were all drawn to resistance.” (The American Journey,