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I believe root of the American Revolution stem from the growing conflict between colonists in North America and Britain following the Seven Years War. Like many wars in history, the cause of it can be traced back to its origin with restlessness among colonists and the unease they felt with British taxes. When there were a series of taxes passed by Parliament and colonists did not have a say in it, then there's a built up resentment and feeling of unfairness. Following the Seven Years War, the Stamp Act was the first time Parliament levied a direct tax on the colonists rather than raising revenue by regulating trade. Colonists saw the Sugar Tax as an increase in tax when at a time they were trying to avoid taxes altogether. The 10,000 soldiers were also part of the cost needed to maintain defense for the colonies in North America. One of the rights of Englishmen was that taxes should be imposed only by the Parliament and Virginia legislator Patrick Henry argued that only colonial legislatures could tax the colonies, not Parliament. The combination of frustration against the Stamp Act and Townshend Act along with taxation without representation (from the perspective of colonists and their Americanness) is what I believe to have prompted the movement towards independence from the British Empire.

Britain disagreed with the colonists'claim on representation because the majority of Englishmen could not vote at that time. Colonists embraced their Americannesss in this aspect and wanted less control from the British government regarding increase in taxes. Perhaps the most important thing accomplished following the

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perspective of colonists and their Americanness) is what I believe to have prompted the movement towards independence from the British Empire.

Britain disagreed with the colonists'claim on representation because the majority of Englishmen could not vote at that time. Colonists embraced their Americannesss in this aspect and wanted less control from the British government regarding increase in taxes. Perhaps the most important thing accomplished following the American Revolution was the establishment of a republic and one of the first republics in the world at that time. The idea of equality and liberty and civil rights were the foundations of the new nation. Even though there was a radical expansion of suffrage, it was still far from achieving its goal of equality. Even though many colonies discriminated against Catholics, Jews, and other Protestant denominations, the freedom of religion provided a new and radical idea and a basis towards a freer nation. The revolution opened up many new ideas on how to define what is equality, freedom, or liberty in the new nation. The transition from colonists still feeling as subjects of the British Empire before the declaration of independence to all these new ideas on what it really means to be American in a country still trying to define its national identity through defining is what I think the American Revolution is really about. It opened up a pathway to many new but vague ideas like liberty, equality, and freedom to be interpreted by the American people.

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