American Revolution Vs Animal Farm Essay

The outbreak of the French and Indian War changed the status of the colonies in 1754’(Sheidley). ‘The British provided troops to support and protect the colonists in the conflict against the French and the Indians’(Sheidley). After the war, Parliament declared the colonies guilty and found that there were responsible for the war debt. ‘Parliament enacted a series of tax measures over the next ten years that sparked outrage throughout the colonies(Sheidley).’The several acts passed by the Parliament such as, the tea act infuriated the colonies and finally retaliated, which is known as the Boston Tea Party. The unjust and irrational decisions made by King George III led to the corruption of government and later evolved into the American Revolution. Although the taxes were the main reason of the revolt which led to the American Revolution, other aspects such as lack of freedom in the colonies, influenced the war. An important activist in the American Revolution is James Otis. James Otis once said, ‘“Taxation without representation is tyranny”’(). This quote relates to the American Revolution because …show more content…
In both Animal Farm and the American revolution, animals and the colonists fought against a tyranny or strict rule and overthrew it. The animals in Animal Farm were unmatched technology wise especially when the Farmers kept returning, which is very similar to what happened in the American Revolution when Parliament kept increasing taxes to pay off war debt. In the American Revolution the colonists weren’t pleased with the British taxes, so they revolted and won their independence. Similarly, the animals in Animal Farm were not content with their treatment, so they did something about it and it evolved into the Animal Farm Revolution. This shows that the animals just like the colonists did not accept this inconsiderate treatment, which results in both the animals and the colonists