The first cause of the American Revolution was the taxation of Parliament. After the French and Indian War, the British had huge war debts. Britain also had been forced to reduce taxes because of depression and violence. George Grenville, British Chancellor, believed that the colonists should pay for some of these debts because the war was fought for colonial protection. Also, the colonists received the Ohio River Valley through the war, the war was fought in the colonies, and as British citizens the colonists should pay the same taxes as the people living in Great Britain. The colonists believed that they should not have to pay war debts because they did not even want the British to fight the war in the first place. Also, there was not a huge rush to settle the Ohio River Vall

ey, and after 75 years of salutory neglect the colonists felt more American than British. In the 75 years after the French and Indian war the British laws were not enforced, and they began

The restriction of civil liberties by the British on the Americans was another factor that prompted the revolution. One example of this would be the Quartering Act of 1765. This act forced colonists to provide quarters to the British Army. The colonists detested the British when they were obliged to live with the people they resented. This sparked a spirit of revolution. Another example would be the Currency Act of 1764. This took away the colonial assembly’s ability to issue paper money, as well as retire all paper money already in circulation. The spirit of revolution was evoked once again when Townshend suspended the New York Assembly. Townshend did this because of New York’s failure to follow the Quartering Act. The Americans were angry when they rebelled before in hopes of reform, but they instead received more oppression and restriction of civil liberties from England. The last factor of the revolution was the legacy of colonial religions and political ideas.

to develop their own profits through smuggling. So the colonists wondered why the British would start to enforce rules now. The first tax law passed was the Sugar Act. This act lowered molasses duties and levied new taxes on sugar and other commodities. While this act was made to raise money, most Americans did not view it as any different than traditional taxation. Another taxation act passed was called “The St

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