The French And Indian War: The Causes Of The American Revolution

The American Revolution could be considered one of the most pivotal events in history. The question is what caused it? There are many events that pushed the colonist towards a revolution, including The French and Indian War, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Blockade, and the Intolerable Acts. However, from the British perspective, should these events have been enough to force the colonies to revolt? Also, in the world we live in today, how would a similar event be perceived? Would everyone cheer the independence of a people from an oppressive rule, or would they see it as treason?
While the French and Indian War was not the last step before the revolution, it did create an unlikely ally. The French and Indian War involved Great Britain and
The cost of the war was so high that the British government had no choice but to raise taxes on the colonies1. This action disgruntled the American Colonists, who were already being squeezed out of every bit of money they had to spare. The increased taxes not only extracted every penny out of the Colonies, but it also gave birth to possibly the most memorable complaint of the time. “No taxation without representation”. The colonies felt like they paid taxes but had no say in what the government did. America had many reasons why they wanted to initiate the American Revolution, there is another side to see the situation from. In regards to the French and Indian War, the British government was just fighting to obtain land to further colonize North America. They could not have foreseen the future partnership between France and the Colonies. If anything the British government just intended to obtain more land for the American colonies to thrive on. The Boston Massacre might be the most infamous event in American history. It just happens that it did not occur the way it was told to most of the American people. On March 5th, 1770 British soldiers shot and killed five people and wounded five others. Paul Revere politicized the incident in order to turn the American citizens against British soldiers occupying colonist’s homes . In reality, a colonist threw snowballs, stones, and sticks at the soldiers , which led to a soldier getting anxious and firing a shot. Once shots were fired it was too late to de-escalate the