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 colonists eventually started to unite and think of themselves as Americans and not subjects of the British realm. The colonists also learned that resistance and violence were the only way to get results in their struggles with Britain. I agree that if Britain had made that one concession of allowing Americans to represent the colonies in Parliament, they might have been able to avoid the American Revolution. Although, I wonder how…
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…
The Revolutionary War could have been avoided if the colonists took a different approach to handling their problems. For example, as pictured in supporting question three, source three, it depicts the British colonists dressed as Mohawk indians dumping precious teas into the Boston Harbor. The colonists dumped the tea to show their views against the high tea tax imposed by the British. Because of the colonists rebellious behavior, the British government was forced to respond. They imposed the Intolerable Acts, which made the colonists pay for the lost tea.…
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.…
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,…
However the problem was how to accomplish this goal. Defeating the Continental army would help, but that would not end the widespread revolution. Because the British desired the loyalty of the colonies, they did not pillage and destroy the towns. Therefore they were forced to rely on shipments of supplies from Britain, making them reluctant to pursue the Continental army (Roark, 184). The restraint of the British was perhaps the most influential force that assisted to the American triumph.…
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…
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…