What Factors Led To The American Revolution?
Accounts of the processes that led to the establishment of America can be associated with high-minded citizens and the Sons of Liberty who rallied many Americans towards noble courses to seek their way out of the unjust British crown during the late 18th century. Thus, the origin of democracy in the US is intimately tied to causes that encouraged those who battled in the revolution. Many reasons led to the colonists’ revolts in the wake of the British colonization. Some of them include, the oppressive nature of the British crown, unfair taxation, and ignorance of some of their grievances. Under the cruel crown, the British passed several acts such as the Stamp Act that was meant to reduce debts incurred during the Indian and French war (Kotlik, 2017).
After the European settlers and explorers had landed in North America, tensions emerged between them and the indigenous American populations. British colonists had settlement establishments along the Atlantic coast while …show more content…
This led to the American Revolution. Following the creation of the Sugar Act, March 1764, revenue payments were raised and was meant to pay for the expenses that the British incurred in North America. Previously, colonies’ taxation was only used as a means of regulating commerce. The British authorized the taxation of its colonies so as to pay for the costs that the Indian-French war had caused. Nevertheless, in 1765, a Stamp Act was passed and aimed to curb smuggling and was a form of direct and internal taxation. Townshend Act had been adopted in 1967 to prevent illicit trade in tea and other commodities. Due to these taxes and unfair imposition of Acts, great patriotism cropped up, and some colonies such as in New York, New Hampshire and Philadelphia could not allow English tea at their harbors. This signed the onset of the American Revolution (Smith,
After the European settlers and explorers had landed in North America, tensions emerged between them and the indigenous American populations. British colonists had settlement establishments along the Atlantic coast while …show more content…
This led to the American Revolution. Following the creation of the Sugar Act, March 1764, revenue payments were raised and was meant to pay for the expenses that the British incurred in North America. Previously, colonies’ taxation was only used as a means of regulating commerce. The British authorized the taxation of its colonies so as to pay for the costs that the Indian-French war had caused. Nevertheless, in 1765, a Stamp Act was passed and aimed to curb smuggling and was a form of direct and internal taxation. Townshend Act had been adopted in 1967 to prevent illicit trade in tea and other commodities. Due to these taxes and unfair imposition of Acts, great patriotism cropped up, and some colonies such as in New York, New Hampshire and Philadelphia could not allow English tea at their harbors. This signed the onset of the American Revolution (Smith,