“Each colony had its own government, but the British king controlled these governments. By the 1770s, many colonists were angry because they did not have “self-government.” The selection of majors also enforced British taxes and did not allow the colonists to make or practice any new laws. The Americans were on the right because the British officials made the first move of the war. The colonists were arming and making an army just in case the British tried to retaliate for the colonists' boycott. “Then the British marched on Concord and destroyed what was left of the store of guns and powder”. British troops marched to Lexington to attempt to arrest Sam Adams and John Hancock. The British also tried to destroy as much supply as the colonies. Some may argue that the British were right for what they did because the colonies had to pay the debt they cost from the French-Indian War. “The French and Indian War (1754–1763), doubled Britain’s national debt. In order to recoup some of the losses Britain incurred defending its American colonies, Parliament decided for the first time to tax the colonists
“Each colony had its own government, but the British king controlled these governments. By the 1770s, many colonists were angry because they did not have “self-government.” The selection of majors also enforced British taxes and did not allow the colonists to make or practice any new laws. The Americans were on the right because the British officials made the first move of the war. The colonists were arming and making an army just in case the British tried to retaliate for the colonists' boycott. “Then the British marched on Concord and destroyed what was left of the store of guns and powder”. British troops marched to Lexington to attempt to arrest Sam Adams and John Hancock. The British also tried to destroy as much supply as the colonies. Some may argue that the British were right for what they did because the colonies had to pay the debt they cost from the French-Indian War. “The French and Indian War (1754–1763), doubled Britain’s national debt. In order to recoup some of the losses Britain incurred defending its American colonies, Parliament decided for the first time to tax the colonists