The American Patriots and the American Revolution

Throughout history, many revolutions have occurred and the reasonings behind them are many. Some of these revolutions occur because people want freedom. An example of this type of revolution would be the American Revolution. The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that took place in 1775 through 1783. The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies won independence from Great Britain, becoming the United States of America. They defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War which took place between 1775-1783 in alliance with France and others.

It is true that the American Revolution brought more liberty for the American colonists. However, the main question is whether the American Revolution was inevitable or not. The American Revolution of April 19th, 1775 to September 3rd, 1783 in eastern North America between the American colonists and the British imperialists was inevitable because of the following reasons. The first reason is taxation without representation. This is unfair taxes which were imposed on the colonies by King George III. Which lead to many more acts that we will discuss throughout the essay. The second reason is the stamp act crisis. The Stamp Act crisis is the resistance of the stamp act, which is a stamp tax on legal documents and publications. The third reason which makes the American Revolution inevitable is the Tea Act of 1773. The Tea Act of 1773 was the act of Boston destroying the British tea without bothering to petition first. This led to many more conflicts between the British and The Thirteen Colonies. Another reason that made the American Revolution unstoppable was the response to the Intolerable Acts, because it pushed the colonies over the edge, allowing the First Continental Congress and caused the drafting of the Declaration of independence.

As the thirteen British colonies formed and developed, King George was sitting atop his throne with a grin. The amount of profit the British would make out of this would incredibly high and be final for many years to come.. Then, in the early 1600’s, the king certainly did not realize the sense of separation the new colonists would feel being so far away from Britain. The longer they were apart, the more they experienced what life without Britain was like. Now, in the late 1700’s, the formation of the thirteen colonies would be exceptionally significant for the future development of America as an independent country, although many believe otherwise.

The idea of no taxation without representation is that the American colonists refused to accept the idea of their British leaders taxing them without representation for the profit. One example for the no taxation without representation would be the Stamp Act of 1765 which was a direct tax that was imposed by the British Parliament without the consent of the American colonists. The Stamp Act was the act of taxing for stamps on legal documents or publications. The American colonists wanted political representation intended British Parliament but they were never granted that power. In short, many in the thirteen colonies believed that,they were not directly represented in the distant British Parliament, any laws the British Parliament passed affecting the colonists themselves were illegal were a denial of their rights as Englishmen.

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