The Cause Of The American Revolution

Throughout history there has always been conflict. Governments are created and over thrown in an endless cycle pushed by citizens unhappy with the system. These conflicts are bloody ordeals with thousands giving their lives for the cause. When their cause is successful, there is a shift in tradition and political control. Through blood and sweat they are able to make a difference, but it doesn’t always have to be that difficult for a revolution. Many historians believe that the American Revolution cannot be classified as a revolution. A revolution is defined a forcible overthrow of a government in favor of a new system while also acquiring new social habits. Through the transference from a monarch society to a democracy and transformation to …show more content…
The British monarchy is a constitutional monarchy, which allows other political bodies to help run the nation. This means that the highest legislative authority granted by the crown is known a parliament. Parliament has the ability to pass legislation and untimely have the most power over the residents in the monarchy. Parliament and the king’s rule appeared to balance of one another until the system was harder to maintain with new territories. To rule over territories thousands of miles away, the king created charters that granted the colonies legal rights to exist and become a part of British rule. Under charters, the colonial lives and involvement with other countries through trade were controlled by parliament; at least it was thought to. Parliament became indolent and no longer strictly regulated the colonies in what is referred to as salutary neglect. Under salutary neglect, Britain believed that if the colonies were left alone with the sole purpose to benefit Britain they would remain loyal. With no constricting laws, the colonies were able to flourish, but they also started to create their own …show more content…
The colonists believed that is people were free to choose what religion they wanted, and then they will be happy, starting a chain reaction through the nation. Happy people make a happy government, which makes a happy nation. If the colonies adopt the basic principles of freedom, then they have the potential to become the most promising and powerful nation. With this promise, the colonists were able to take up arms against their current government and create one completely different; one that did not take away people’s options and respected their right they were entitled