Causes of the American Revolution

The reasons that caused the American Revolution , and also played very significant roles were simply by economic and political reasons. After the French-Indian War the British Government decided to reap greater benefits from the colonies. The colonies were pressed with greater taxes without any representation in Britain. Parliament tried to establish power in the New World by issuing a series of laws. The passage of these laws undermined the Colonist’s loyalty to Britain and …

…with each other. Once together as a whole, the colonies were able to develop their own individuality and defeat the British army for their independence. Politically, much of the revolutionary cause came from the colonial challenge to Parliament’s power of legislation. This was the beginning of the Revolution. Since the patriots’ demands could not be met, the country proclaimed itself independent from ‘mother England’ and the United States of America was born. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**