Being one of the most remembered events in history, the American Revolution is most commonly remembered as when the thirteen colonies were given their independence from Britain. In other words, the colonies were now given the freedom to come together as the United States of America without any other country ruling over them. Many people can recall knowing what the American Revolution is; yet vast majorities are unaware of how the revolution came about. There are many causes that led to the American Revolution although the imposition of new taxes, Boston Massacre, and Boston Tea Party being the most influential events leading up to the gruesome war. The imposition of new taxes to get revenue from the colonies was one of the greatest causes
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British parliament had passed the Tea act, which allowed the British East India Company a monopoly on the tea trade of America. The British East India Company began shipping tea to America without paying the British taxes. The Americans colonist saw this as a form of taxation, which angered many of them because all the other tea traders still had to pay Britain’s taxes imposed on them. The Americans became so aggravated by this that they refused to buy or unload the tea from the British ships. To make a bold statement a group of American colonist had poured roughly 100,000 pounds of taxed tea into the waters of Boston, stating that they did not want to pay these unfair taxes. In a letter Washington wrote to a friend he stated, “Americans will never be tax’d without their own consent” which is exactly what the colonists were trying to state. The Boston Tea Party was a key event leading to the revolution, as it was the first attempt of revolting against their government. The colonist had realized that British were mistreating them and that it was time to take a stand towards
British parliament had passed the Tea act, which allowed the British East India Company a monopoly on the tea trade of America. The British East India Company began shipping tea to America without paying the British taxes. The Americans colonist saw this as a form of taxation, which angered many of them because all the other tea traders still had to pay Britain’s taxes imposed on them. The Americans became so aggravated by this that they refused to buy or unload the tea from the British ships. To make a bold statement a group of American colonist had poured roughly 100,000 pounds of taxed tea into the waters of Boston, stating that they did not want to pay these unfair taxes. In a letter Washington wrote to a friend he stated, “Americans will never be tax’d without their own consent” which is exactly what the colonists were trying to state. The Boston Tea Party was a key event leading to the revolution, as it was the first attempt of revolting against their government. The colonist had realized that British were mistreating them and that it was time to take a stand towards