The Important Factors Leading To The American Revolution

The American Revolution was the creation of the United States declaring independence. This was a very important part of our American history. There are many factors that led to the revolutionary war. The aftermath of the French and Indian war was the beginning to this rise of rebellion against Great Britain. Known to England as the seven year war, this was caused over land disputes with the French and Indians. The war formally ended with the Treaty of Paris 1763. This treaty removed all claims of North America from the French. Because of the support from Spain, they received everything west of the Mississippi River, while England received everything east of the Mississippi River including Canada. The British criticized the colonist for lack of support and gave credit to their army for the victory. This showed great arrogance from the British army, and upsetting the American colonist. Meanwhile the Indians continued to fight, because, unfortunately they was left out of this treaty. After multiple attacks and hundreds of British soldiers, and thousands of colonists dead the British government issued the Proclamation of 1763. …show more content…
To minimize violence from the Indians, the Proclamation states the land is reserved, as the Indians hunting ground. This further upset the American colonists, especially for those who already staked claim to some of the land. Furthermore, in The Proclamation of 1763 the American colonist where referred to as “our loving subjects” and even though were entitled to English rights and privileges, they still had no vote in the land they lived on, and must answer to the governor appointed to them. This continuing to show the lack of respect Great Britain had for the American colonist. Because of the growing population within the colonies, they did not fully adhere to the terms of this