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Economic
• Prior to the conclusion of the Seven Years War there was little, if any,
reason to believe that one day the American colonies would
undertake a revolution in an effort to create an independent nation-
state. As apart of the empire the colonies were protected from
foreign invasion by the British military. In return, the colonists paid
relatively few taxes and could engage in domestic economic activity
without much interference from the British government. For the most
part the colonists were only asked to adhere to regulations
concerning foreign trade. In a series of acts passed by Parliament
during the seventeenth century the Navigation Acts required that all
trade within the empire be conducted on ships which were
constructed, owned and largely manned by British citizens. Certain
enumerated goods whether exported or imported by the colonies
had to be shipped through England regardless of the final port of
destination.
• Western Land Policies. ...
• Tax Policies. ...
• Boycotts. ...
• The Tea Act. ...
• The First Continental Congress. ...
• The Second Continental Congress. ...
• Economic Incentives for Pursuing Independence: Taxation. ...
• The Burden of the Navigation Acts.
Political
• by which 13 of Great Britain’s North American colonies won political
independence and went on to form the United States of America.
The war followed more than a decade of growing estrangement between
the British crown and a large and influential segment of its
North American colonies that was caused by British attempts to assert
greater control over colonial affairs after having long adhered to a policy
of salutary neglect. Until early in 1778 the conflict was a civil war within
the British Empire, but afterward it became an international war
as France (in 1778) and Spain (in 1779) joined the colonies against Britain.
Meanwhile, the Netherlands, which provided both official recognition of
the United States and financial support for it, was engaged in its own war
against Britain. From the beginning, sea power was vital in determining
the course of the war, lending to British strategy a flexibility that helped
compensate for the comparatively small numbers of troops sent to America
and ultimately enabling the French to help bring about the final
British surrender at Yorktown.
Social
• Revolution.
• The American Revolution had very important social causes.
The presence of Colonial Legislatures, the ideologies presented by
the Enlightenment philosophers, and the salutary neglect are all
causes of Revolution.
The presences of colonial legislatures meant that the colonies
were in many ways independent of the crown. The legislatures were
allowed to charge taxes, assemble armies, and pass laws. Over time,
these powers became rights in the eyes of many colonists. When
they were reduced by the British, conflict emerged. The future
leaders of the United States were born in these legislatures.
• The Declaration of Independence states theprinciples on which
our government, and our identity as Americans, are
based. Unlike the other founding documents, the Declaration of
Independence is not legally binding, but it is powerful.