There were many different events that led up to the start of the American Revolution; some believe that class and economic conflicts were the major cause of the war. However, the most widely believed cause was the political conflict between the American colonies and Britain. After the French and Indian war Britain imposed taxes on its American colonies, without the peoples consent, because the colonies were in debt and Britain needed to regain the revenue. So the British Parliament, having absolute, unchallenged rule over the colonies, imposed a series of taxes designed to raise revenues and help rega

The colonists believed that their natural rights as “English men” were being violated, and they wanted to do something about it. John Locke, an English philosopher from the Enlightenment era, stated that all citizens were entitled at birth to life, liberty and property. Locke also stated that if the government revoked any of these natural rights at any point it was the peoples’ duty to rebel, it was unjust cruelty. And so the American Revolutionary war began in 1775. These rights are our natural rights as American citizens today, as the declaration of independence states. Although many colonists did not like the way the English Parliament was treating them, they still considered themselves English and were in a way somewhat shocked when the war actually started. Some were battling their own family, their family from another part of the British empire. The war was brutal and bloody and there were more than three times as many casualties as there were in World War III. During the war the Parliament enforced quartering acts which demanded that every colonists that could, would house British soldiers, no matter their side. If they did no their punishment would be severe. Finally after years of brutal fighting and massive destruction the revolutionary war was over with a peace treaty in the fall of 1782. Finally the American colonies were emancipated, at a great cost.

To prevent situations like this from happening in the future the American colonies devised a constitution to state the rights of each and every American citizen and to limit and establish the power of government. After the war there were many different opinions about the way the colonies would be governed, some (non-federalists) believed that every American colony should have their own government. Non-federalists believed that forming a central government would result in abusive power and tyrannical rule. They believed that the government would only cater to the problems of the upper class and not care about middle class, the majority of the people. They thought a central government would result in diminished individual rights and protection. The federalists believed that a strong central government would

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