The Revolutionary War
Right when things were supposed to get better after the Great War of the
Empire, things began to stir up. The colonist soon realized that they didn’t see eye
to eye on a lot of things with the British government. For example, the way the
Parliament was set up that led to unfair representation or none that is for the
colonist. Along with that would be the Acts the British government put into place
in the new colonies that the colonists opposed of. This is what led to what is known
as The Revolutionary War. A war that could’ve been avoided.
At the time, the British government had just paid an enormous war debt and
now had to figure out a way to keep their army strong to defend the land they had
conquered. They also were losing money in the colonial trade business. They
found a way to bring in more revenue to them to help aid with their issues. This
completely back fired and stirred the pot which led to many unfortunate events.
They began to Tax on goods, such as Sugar Act of 1764, Stamp Act of 1765 (paper
goods such as legal documents), and the Townshend Act of 1767 set import taxes
on tea and other English products. This was clearly an abuse of power that the
British were taking advantage of, and the colonists were prepared to set things
straight with the Parliament. (Berkin, Page 108) This “direct taxation without
representation” was unfair and violated the colonist’s rights. The form of “virtual
representation” for the colonists was set to be okay by the British Government. But
