What Were The Causes Of The American Revolution

The American Revolution was an event that defined our identity as Americans. In Elementary school, we are taught about how the Boston Tea party was the start of the Revolution; more specifically the tax the British implemented on tea. In Middle school we are taught about George Washington and how he fearlessly crossed the Delaware River on Christmas day, in freezing temperatures, in order to take the British soldiers by surprise. In college, we are told that what we have learned about the American Revolution is only half true. In some instances, we are only given half the truth; for example, in Elementary School I was taught that the British implemented a high tax on tea. In college, I learned that the taxes didn't just involve tea, but it included other British imports. What were the real causes of the American Revolution? Also, how do teachers in different education levels, present the causes of the American Revolution to their students? To answer these questions, I found the answers in three websites; History.com, ThoughtCo, and the Library of Congress.
The website History.com was created with a plethora of people in mind, no matter how old they were. As previously stated, in this website, the author cites that the Revolution was politically and economically motivated. The Revolutionary was economically motivated from the high taxes that Britain imposed on the thirteen colonies. Politically, the Revolution began because the colonists wanted equal representation in Britain’s’ Parliament. More significantly, the colonists “demanded the same rights as other British subjects” (History.com). I agree with the way this website presented the causes of the Revolution, because they state that it was from internal conflicts with