The Origin of the American Revolution

After the French and Indian War, the British imposed several acts on the colonies to help the British get out of their war debt. Though colonists had opposed previous taxation policies decreed by Parliament, the colonists opposing those acts were small in number. As Great Britain imposed more policies and became stricter in enforcing the policies, tension between Great Britain and the colonies grew until protests and violence erupted from the colonists. Colonists refused to pay taxes, organized protests and rebellions, and smuggled goods. Although there are many economic factors that c…