British Oppression And Colonial Consentment

The American Revolution was a product of British oppression and colonial resentment. After the Treaty of Paris 1763, the colonists realized that the crown was not going to compensate their war efforts. During the war, British authorities took supplies and land from the colonists to aid the soldiers and colonists were impressed into the British army. With the post-war debt and British noninterest in taking care of the colonies, the colonists did not receive pay for their services. Colonists were also unable to use the land that the French conceded because the British put a western boundary on the land.
British resentment of the colonies made it easier and reasonable for them to punish the colonists with oppressive taxes. The British blamed