The colonies should have separated from England. “That these United Colonies are, and ought to be, Free and Independent States. ”- Declaration of Independence. In the document it states serious problems the colonists encountered with the king for example; the colonies could not govern themselves, had to pay astonishingly high taxes to the king, and finally, the colonists were forced to allow British soldiers to stay in their homes.…
First of all, the history of American Revolution was violently rewritten from a complex series of facts to a simply good-versus-bad, vengeful, and extremely bloody fairy tale, a tale that has childish, naïve thoughts but too violent for children. The rewriting of…
The cause of the American Revolution can be argued but it is clear that it was caused from British missteps that lead to colonial determination to become a separate nation. After 1763, the British began to increase and assert their power over the colonies, who, in contrast, wanted to be less controlled. However, the colonies did not want complete independence prior to this increase in control from the British. Although the colonies did seem to have determination for an independent nation in England’s eyes, the British failed to recognize the colonies real intentions for government, limited expansion and economic success, and increased and controlled taxation in the colonies.…
2. Some historians believe that the American Revolution was actually not revolutionary at all. In their view, colonials rebelled against Britain to keep things the way they were, not to change them. Do you agree? Use relevant facts about the social, economic and/or political situation in pre-Revolutionary America to argue your point.…
The British should not have even had the war to begin with. There are a few commonsensical reasons why the war could, and even should, have been avoid. The entire Revolutionary War could have been avoided if the British had just given the colonists a seat in parliament. In the beginning, the colonists were protesting against being taxed without having any representation in parliament. The colonists also did not like the fact that they where being forced to house British troops in their homes. If parliament had stopped housing British troops in colonist's houses, many conflicts…
I can agree that the American Revolutionary War could have been avoided. If the actions of the British had been different, the Empire might have been saved. King George III chose to treat the colonists as children who were acting out and was doing his best to take advantage of the colonist’s situation to pad his own pocket book. If the actions of King George III were different and he gave the colonist the same rights as the citizens in England, the War may have been avoided.…
The American Revolution was very interesting. Mercantilism and the Navigation acts were major causes for the American Revolution. The participants in the revolution varied. There were many important battles in the revolution. France on the rebel’s side played a major role in the revolution. There were also a lot of important events in the American Revolution.…
The third reason is the fact that the King was too stubborn to make peace with the colonists. Those are the reasons the was inevitable. The Acts King George III passed in 1751-1774 did not show any indication of peace. In a class discussion we talked about all of the acts.…
Before the American Revolution occurred, the colonies had experienced a laissez-faire style of government imposed by the British. The British believed in the policy of salutary neglect, which refers to the policy of avoiding strict enforcement of laws meant to keep American colonies obedient to England. The American Revolution occurred due to mercantilist policies imposed by the British due to an effort to lower the tremendous amount of debt after the French and Indian War (1754-1763). The British imposed new taxes such as the Stamp Act (1765) which was a tax on printed items. The Americans then began the slogan “No taxation without representation” which became the cry of the American Revolution. Although men took the front-lines of the battlefield,…
The war of 1812, a war that some people tend to referto as the second revolutionary war. But could it have been avoided? Well yes it most certainly could have been avoided, but then again couldnt most wars have been avoided? Though some people do not have the same reasoning. Other think that the war of 1812 was unavoidable, that it was "destined" to happen. Well what reasons do they have to think that? Though what reason do i have to think what i do? Well i will tell you.…
The American Revolution was one of the most important revolutions in the world, but there is evidence that says that nothing really happened from it. I believe that the American Revolution was not revolutionary because not all people were equally free, and all the changes actually happened in the Americas occurred when the British first colonized America.…
Have you ever wondered what led to the American Revolution? At the time there was much tension between Britain and the 13 colonies. For example, parliament had imposed many taxes and passed the Intolerable Acts. The tension also increased as a result of the formation of the Sons Of Liberty. These three events led to what we know as, the American Revolution.…
In conclusion, the British were very unfair to the Americans. Without backing down, the colonists were able to remove the acts and turn things around for the better. Victoriously, the colonists won the American Revolution and created…
The American Revolution was an extremely important event that helped shape the modern world, however, it was not a true revolution. According to Richard Price, a British Unitarian minister, "A true social revolution destroys the institutional foundations of the old order and transfers power from a ruling elite to new social groups." (Digital History ID 3222) During the 1700's, the American colonies had already been engaging in a form of self-government in their localities, which they largely fashioned in the English manner to which they were accustomed. At that time, the political leaders were the wealthy landowners and socially elite, such as Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, which reflected the same hierarchy of the British Parliament.…
However, the American Revolution would not be what is it without its conflicts that lead to our Independence. From the radical act of the Boston Tea Party, to the response of the Intolerable Acts, that lead to the Second Continental Congress, those particular events and what made that time period one we still talk about today. Without the drastic measures the colonist took, I think this country would not be what it is today. With that being said, the conflicts that lead to the Revolutionary War changed the course of this country forever, which is significant within…