What Are The Causes Of The Revolutionary War

“The Colonists were here, by the terms of the Charter of King Charles I., allowed full powers so long as they submitted to no foreign prince and made no laws running counter to the laws of the mother country.”(Chase 1)The British wanted complete and utter control. The colonists moved to America to have religious freedom without the rule of the mother country. What the colonies didn't expect was Britains rule was also going to be imposed in the colonies. During the 1700’s Great Britain and the American colonies had developed a relationship that can be described as tumultuous. Similar to any argument or fight the colonists aggression started out slow and then slowly increased. Eventually their aggressiveness got to the point that made war eminent. Both the British and the colonies acquired many victories and losses. …show more content…
Before the war acts were implemented towards the colonies. These acts angered the colonies. One such act is the Revenue Act of 1767. The Revenue Act of 1767 and all other acts Impacted the British and the American colonies before the war and throughout it. Looking at the acts and its impact you can determine that the acts are a major cause for the American civil war. the mother country aka Britain and the American colonies both had conflicts that could of easily been dealt with only if Britain was lenient . Although things got really out of hand when the British decided to impose acts on the colonies and hold them against the