How Did The Revolutionary War Cause The American Revolution
A number of events caused the Revolutionary war. The colonist[s] had grown
weary of the problems with the king. Since coming to Jamestown in 1607, the colonists
were just another part of the empire of Great Britain. As the colonies grew in size, they
became more self reliant. England did not notice that the colonies were depending less
and less on their mother country to supply their needs. King George III had other troubles
on his mind. With mounting debt from the Seven Year war hanging over his head, the
king considered ways to obtain the funds to pay for it. He chose taxing the colonies. After
all, he had used the money defending their right to stay in the states. As the king became
more demanding, the colonist started revolting. …show more content…
2005, 14). The program Grenville started
in 1764 with the Sugar Act which charged duties on sugar and the Currency Act in 1764.
This act caused hardship because the colonies were forbidden from issuing paper money
and caused a shortage of currency (Ayers et al. 2005, 23).
Parliament passed the Stamp Act in 1765 which in turn caused a revolt among
the thirteen colonies. The act required publications and official transactions to be subject
to these taxes (Ayers et al. 2005, 11). England thought the revenue from the taxes would
help cover the debt caused by the war. Americans on the other hand felt violated. Since
they could not send delegates to Parliament, they felt like they were not properly
represented, therefore should not be liable for this tax (Ayers et al. 2005, 33). Virginia was
the first state to protest the act and set into motion actions that would spread to the other
states. When all was said and done, nine other colonies joined the revolt.
The Townshend Revenue Act was another action by the British that was protested
by the colonies. The act raised revenues without the consent of the colony and
weary of the problems with the king. Since coming to Jamestown in 1607, the colonists
were just another part of the empire of Great Britain. As the colonies grew in size, they
became more self reliant. England did not notice that the colonies were depending less
and less on their mother country to supply their needs. King George III had other troubles
on his mind. With mounting debt from the Seven Year war hanging over his head, the
king considered ways to obtain the funds to pay for it. He chose taxing the colonies. After
all, he had used the money defending their right to stay in the states. As the king became
more demanding, the colonist started revolting. …show more content…
2005, 14). The program Grenville started
in 1764 with the Sugar Act which charged duties on sugar and the Currency Act in 1764.
This act caused hardship because the colonies were forbidden from issuing paper money
and caused a shortage of currency (Ayers et al. 2005, 23).
Parliament passed the Stamp Act in 1765 which in turn caused a revolt among
the thirteen colonies. The act required publications and official transactions to be subject
to these taxes (Ayers et al. 2005, 11). England thought the revenue from the taxes would
help cover the debt caused by the war. Americans on the other hand felt violated. Since
they could not send delegates to Parliament, they felt like they were not properly
represented, therefore should not be liable for this tax (Ayers et al. 2005, 33). Virginia was
the first state to protest the act and set into motion actions that would spread to the other
states. When all was said and done, nine other colonies joined the revolt.
The Townshend Revenue Act was another action by the British that was protested
by the colonies. The act raised revenues without the consent of the colony and