The Revolutionary War was started due to many reasons.. Great Britain was placing taxes on many of the colonies imports, were restricting expansion of settling west of the Appalachian mountains and Declaring acts such as the intolerable. Colonists began rebelling against Great Britain causing British soldiers to begin occupying the colonies. All of these events caused unrest between the thirteen colonies and the parliament of Great Britain and eventually led to the American Revolution.; One of the biggest cause of the revolution is the taxes that King George placed on British imports in the colonies. Britain had just experienced the French and Indian War which left them crippled economically in debt. In an effort to pay off Britain's Debt
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These acts were mainly put into place in immediate response to the Boston Tea party. These acts gave Great Britain even more control over the colonies. This deprived Massachusetts of their self-governing rights. This sparked strife and rebellion among the Massachusetts colony. These Acts lead to the development of the Continental Congress which acted as government for the thirteen colonies during the American Revolution. All of the thirteen colonies united into one front as an intransigence against Great Britain and their parliament. The Quartering Act forced colonists to implement barracks for the British Soldiers, Ultimately, colonists were required to house the soldiers in their own homes. Others bills similar to these sealed the seaport of Boston to colonists until they agreed to payback the damages from the Boston Tea Party and also expunged colonial charters.This gave the British Government officials authority over meetings of the town. Colonists were not allowed trials in any colonial courts. All colonial citizens accused of any crime were obligated to take a boat to Great Britain to await. trial there. Also. the Quebec Act lengthened the border of Canada, which separated Massachusetts, Virginia and Connecticut from the other
These acts were mainly put into place in immediate response to the Boston Tea party. These acts gave Great Britain even more control over the colonies. This deprived Massachusetts of their self-governing rights. This sparked strife and rebellion among the Massachusetts colony. These Acts lead to the development of the Continental Congress which acted as government for the thirteen colonies during the American Revolution. All of the thirteen colonies united into one front as an intransigence against Great Britain and their parliament. The Quartering Act forced colonists to implement barracks for the British Soldiers, Ultimately, colonists were required to house the soldiers in their own homes. Others bills similar to these sealed the seaport of Boston to colonists until they agreed to payback the damages from the Boston Tea Party and also expunged colonial charters.This gave the British Government officials authority over meetings of the town. Colonists were not allowed trials in any colonial courts. All colonial citizens accused of any crime were obligated to take a boat to Great Britain to await. trial there. Also. the Quebec Act lengthened the border of Canada, which separated Massachusetts, Virginia and Connecticut from the other