Was The American Revolution Justified Or Unjustified?

A major argument among historians is whether or not the American Revolution is justified or unjustified- the overwhelming evidence suggested throughout history suggest that is not. Yes it may be true that Britain started to act very overprotective over their colonies, limiting the control and freedom that can be exercised throughout the region, but they were mostly looking out for the colonists best interest at heart. The problem was that they were so invested into the colonists lives which they were trying to avoid this whole time. But throughout history, the British has been there for the colonists throughout everything. Any protection, good, money, etc. that was needed was given at the instant to the colonists. With all this at hand the …show more content…
Admittedly, the British empire had began changing their attitude towards the colonists and it wasn’t for the best. Colonists were being treated a great deal worse than the relationship beforehand, and it had taken them for surprise causing a shift in attitude in the colonists behavior as well. John Jay tries to get this idea out there by declaring “To what causes are we to attribute to the sudden changes in treatment.” The colonists were feeling extremely out of the loop. They wanted to understand why all of a sudden the British were trying to reinvent themselves into their lives. Wanting to understand the reasoning behind the colonists, they just wanted to be free, but thus far were still controlled by Britain. They were being so kept on top of, and when they carried something out wrong, and were having harsh rules being placed on them. Even though most of these acts were being repealed, everything was being done for their well-being, or justness. This was the one time, where the colonists have actually had a logically sound reason, not for the war, but rather something that should have been