Cause Of The American Revolution

Naima M. Mwawasi
American Revolution
PS1010 American Government
California Miramar University
Jenifer Sutter

ABSTRACT
The research is based on a brief history on how America got their independence from the Great Britain. Focusing on the causes that led to the war against British Colony and the role specific individuals and groups played in bringing about the revolution.

Introduction
The American Revolution was a great event in the American history also known as the Revolutionary War. It began as an open conflict between the united thirteen colonies and Great Britain (Kelly, 2011). Kelly (2011) further argued that…show more content…
When British soldiers were sent to destroy guns and ammunition that the colonists had stored, they faced stiff resistance from American minutemen and retreated to Boston (Lancaster & Ketchum, 1971)
Similarly, during the first half of 1776 the colonies got inspired and shifted their moods towards independence. Several states made it clear that they will give their support into the idea. A motion to declare independence came before congress in June 7, 1776, where it finally got approved as the declaration of independence on July 4, 1776.
The declaration of Independence was an important event which gave clear indication to American cause that it had previously lacked and British were never to again. It played a role in convincing foreign powers to help the rebels to overcoming a fear that reconciliation between Great Britain and the colonies could cause any intervention to have unexpected results. It also made any hopes of a peaceful settlement much less likely – “Independence once declared could not easily be surrendered.” (http://www.dailykos.com/stroy/2005/7/5/9). It is important to underscore the fact that the declaration of independence ushered a new perspective to government, whereby, Thomas Jefferson declared that governments were…show more content…
Each cause brought about an effect by the other. Individuals and groups changed the course of history. The triggers of the American Revolution were primarily economic in nature in that while the British gave allowed more freedom to its colonies that the rest of the European colonial powers, they still enacted laws that favored the business fraternity in Great Britain: a situation that did not augur very well with the members of the thirteen British colonies of North America. Thus, the discontent with disparate treatment of the thirteen colonies by the Great Britain yielded to the quest for independence, which was born out of the protracted fight for independence in what is called the American Revolution.

References
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Lancaster, B. & Ketchum, R. M. ( 1971). American heritage book of Revolution. Madison, Wisconsin. American Heritage Pub. Co
Morton, J. C (2003). The American Revolution. Westport, Conn. Greenwood Press
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Volkomer, W. E. (2011). American Government (13th Edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ.