American Revolution Causes

As we know, it is a big process to start a war, but not only that there are a lot of causes of war to begin. As with most American wars, there were many components that led up to the American Revolution. The American Revolution lasted from 1775 until 1783. The main causes of the American Revolution include: The Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts, the First and Second Continental Congress, and the Battles of Lexington and Concord. After the war between England and France, the British Parliament and King George III decided to apply a tax on tea in order to raise money and pay off their debts. The belief was that colonists would rather pay a tax on their everyday drink than to give it up completely. However, this irritated the colonists
King George III implemented them in response to the Boston Tea Party. These acts included: The Boston Port Act, The Massachusetts Government Act, The Administration of Justice Act, The Quartering Act, and the Quebec Act. The Boston Port Act was an act in which the Boston port was completely closed until the Dutch East India Company got their money back for all of the tea that was thrown overboard. The Massachusetts Government Act gave almost all control of the government of Massachusetts under the British. The Administration of Justice Act was an act in which royals in Britain could be tried as long as the king felt it was required for “fair justice” (Pavao). The Quartering Act forced lodging to be provided for British soldiers by the colonies. The Quebec Act guaranteed the free practice of Roman Catholicism and expanded the British territory into Canada. Out of all of these acts, the Quartering Act frustrated the colonists the most. This particular act actually made the colonists to house the British soldiers in their personal home. This feared the colonists, thanks to the Boston Massacre, that these soldiers would hurt their children while they were
Instead of discussing taxes, this time around they decided to discuss war. They came to the conclusion that George Washington would be in charge of the continental army. Though with no army formed they encouraged any of the men they could find to sign up for one year. It worked, men actually signed up and formed the continental army. However, now Congress in supposed to begin their own particular government, yet most of the delegates didn’t intend to separate from Britain, they wanted to instead be reunited. As a result, they propelled an “olive branch” petition out to King George III. Sadly, that plan backfired, and the king ignored the petition. In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was written and included the signature of each one of the delegates in the Congress. Although, the American Revolution still continued for about another seven years after the Declaration of Independence. Even though only a few of the causes of the American Revolution were mentioned, it was enough to show the outrage by the colonists. The fact that the American Revolution lasted for about eight years shows how much tension had built up over