The American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War

The American revolutionary war started in Massachusetts at Lexington and Concord in 1775.  Also referred to as the American independence war, the revolutionary war was a revolution that involved thirteen American colonies against Great Britain. Although there were different causes of the revolutionary war, the struggle against Great Britain involved a series of historical events.

Various causes stimulated the American Revolutionary war. However, the primary causes of the war include the Stamp Act (March 1765), The Townshend Acts (June-July 1767), and the Boston Massacre (March 1770). The stamp act was responsible for taxing a wide range of transactions that took place within the colony.  Before the enactment of the stamp act, each province decided on the type of deals eligible for tax. As a result of the Act, the residents went on riot and could not pay taxes to the colonialists (Coakley and Conn 14).  The Townshend Act was a legislation idea to tax imports from Great Britain and control illicit trading activities (Conway). Americans struck back through a well-organized boycott and harassing of the British commissioners. As a result, the British troops leading to a tension that facilitated the Boston massacre. The Massacre occurred when Americans started throwing things at the British forces, who lost temper.

The causes of the revolutionary war were related to taxes and intolerance acts. Before 1764, the British colonialist left the American colonies to govern themselves. In this case, the colonies made decisions on the transactions that were eligible for taxes. However, the British Government established new laws and taxes that were unbearable to the Boston Residents. The implementation of some Acts, such as the Stamp act made the colonists unhappy with the original form of taxes.  According to the Colonies, there was no need to pay taxes since they did not have a representative in the British Government.  In 1765, the colonists formed a group called Sons of Liberty that spread throughout the colonies.  The primary aim of the group was to establish protests against new tax laws. The demonstrations of the members resulted in the Boston Massacre that left dozens dead.  The tea tax laws in 1773 led to the destruction of tea by dumping into the water, referred to as the Boston Tea party.

The Stamp Act and Townshend Act resulted in the revolution against the British Government. As a result of the rebellions against the new tax laws, the Boston Massacre broke out in March 1770. In response to the Massacre, the colonial Government imposed tea Tax in 1773. The Boston colonies destroyed 92000 pounds of British tea by pouring into the harbor. The British responded by imposing Coercive Act that restricted trading activities at the harbor until the colonies pay the damage tea. In 1775, the British governme6 ordered its troops to disarm the American rebels at Massachusetts. Furthermore, the Government included an order to arrest the key leaders of the American Rebels. The law led to the start of the revolutionary war on April 19^th, 1775.  The revolutionary war started as the battle of Lexington and Concord. The revolutionary war staged the spirit of independence as the leaders of the rebellion argued that the colonialists needed to bind together to drive out the common enemy (Marcuse). Eventually, French troops joined the American rebels and succeeded in defeating the British colonies leading to the declaration of independence in July 1776.

The American revolutionary war started from colonialists protest against the British government laws. Before 1765, the colonies could make decisions on the type of tax to embrace. However, the colonial Government imposed unbearable tax laws that made residents protest. Eventually, the territories formed rebellions angst the British troops, establishing the spirit of independence.

Works Cited

Coakley, Robert, and Conn, Stetson. “The War of the American Revolution.” Washington, DC: Center for Military History.

Conway, Stephen. A short history of the American Revolutionary War. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013.

Marcuse, Herbert. Reason and revolution. Routledge, 2013.