There have been several disputes amongst historians as to what the underlying cause of the American Revolution was. The development of the American Revolution can be attributed to various variables. The primary factors concerning this debate are those of economics and ideology. Economics is the rationale of the tension amid the British and the Colonies. The primary factor in the development of the revolt against the English is due to economic reasons; because England needed money and Colonists were forced to forfeit land as well as pay unreasonable taxes.
Foremost, the government of Great Britain was in dire need of funds. Following the French and Indian War, the English had expended their funds to the point of debt. In order to obtain some …show more content…
British Parliament passed Acts that taxed the Colonists, without their input or consent. This vexed the Colonists, who responded with open protest towards the Crown and their acts. “That the people of these Colonies are not, and from their local circumstances cannot be, represented in the House of Commons in Great Britain.”[Document 1] This extract from shows that the Colonists felt deeply insulted by the fact that they were taxed without representation. The Colonists worked extremely hard to amass the wealth they had and felt that Parliament was trying to strip them of this wealth. “That monopolizing our Lands into few hands, is forming and encouraging petty tyrants to lord it over to us…” The rights of the Colonists were not only endangered, but their land was too. The British appointed several officials within the governments of Colonies in order to oversee them. When a colonist acted in a way contrary to the agenda of an appointed official, they would be stripped of their land or forced to pay quit-rent. This lead to a very bitter relationship between these officials; this relationship translated over to their feelings about British Parliament. The Colonists believed it true that they did not need to pay
Foremost, the government of Great Britain was in dire need of funds. Following the French and Indian War, the English had expended their funds to the point of debt. In order to obtain some …show more content…
British Parliament passed Acts that taxed the Colonists, without their input or consent. This vexed the Colonists, who responded with open protest towards the Crown and their acts. “That the people of these Colonies are not, and from their local circumstances cannot be, represented in the House of Commons in Great Britain.”[Document 1] This extract from shows that the Colonists felt deeply insulted by the fact that they were taxed without representation. The Colonists worked extremely hard to amass the wealth they had and felt that Parliament was trying to strip them of this wealth. “That monopolizing our Lands into few hands, is forming and encouraging petty tyrants to lord it over to us…” The rights of the Colonists were not only endangered, but their land was too. The British appointed several officials within the governments of Colonies in order to oversee them. When a colonist acted in a way contrary to the agenda of an appointed official, they would be stripped of their land or forced to pay quit-rent. This lead to a very bitter relationship between these officials; this relationship translated over to their feelings about British Parliament. The Colonists believed it true that they did not need to pay