The American Colonies: A Road To The Revolution

Road to the Revolution Essay During the formation of the American Colonies, England developed a laissez-faire policy. The laissez-faire policy was a hands-off policy, which left the colonists to form a government, protect themselves and supply food, shelter and weapons for themselves. The colonists truly enjoyed the laissez-faire policy, because England, the mother country, could not step in or help out where needed, and this made the colonies feel independent. Eventually, England became aware of the riches and the land the colonies found, and all the sudden they wanted to be apart of the growth of the colonies, and this is when all the problems began. The issues caused the French and Indian War, British Legislation and Taxation and the Enlightenment …show more content…
Leading up to the Revolutionary War, many other problems occurred before the American Colonists could gain total freedom from Great Britain. Before the colonies became The United States of America and became independent, the colonies underwent a lot of changes. The changes included The French and Indian War, British legislation and taxation and The Enlightenment period. The French and Indian war was a war that occurred between the colonists and Great Britain and the French and the Indians because both countries believed they owned Ohio. The British legislation ran out of money to pay their owned debts from the French and Indian war, so they decided to tax the colonists on everyday simple items, like tea, legal documents, imported goods, paper and playing cards. Finally, the Enlightenment period was a time period when people like Thomas Paine persuaded people to fight for their freedom from Great Britain and Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence to the parliament and King George, announcing their separation from Great