Was The American Revolution Justified

What is a revolution? According to the online dictionary, a revolution is “an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.” Knowing this we can ask ourselves what were the colonist goals whenever they started the rebellions and protests? Did they start out wanting to completely overthrow their government? Not knowing every colonist’s thoughts makes it hard to have a set yes or no if the latter was what was planned.
Before trying to justify the revolution we must first understand what brought about the anger and resentment towards Britain in the first place. The colonies were settled by Britain and consisted of mainly British immigrants, some who were seeking religious freedom, some were sent from Britain to the Americas as a punishment, and some just wanted to move across the ocean. No matter how these people got to the colonies, once there they were subject the great and powerful Britain.
This all changed soon after the French and Indian War. This war was between the French and England, over who would rule what land. Eventually England defeated France and its allies, but the war and its victory brought a tremendous amount of debt to the country. This increased debt left England’s government searching for a way out, and one of the ways they figured was by changing the colonial administration, through taxing, and also sending in British troops for protection (The American Revolution- American Memory Timeline). The lack of representation in parliament was essentially the main cause for conflict between the colonies and its mother land. In later we will discuss these acts in more detail as well as other factors that led to the war that proves