The Causes Of The Revolutionary War In America
...they wanted to maintain their political relations with England. Later they began to think that they were entitled for self –government. The British Government did not care for the feelings of Americans for self government. The southern planters wanted to escape from the burden of debt of the British merchants. The northern merchants felt that their trade expansion was restricted by British trade regulations. Britishers, on their part, thought that the colonies were meant for the benefit of England, and it was therefore, necessary to keep them under control. This selfish approach resulted in war in 1775.
During the Anglo-French war, Britain could not enforce commercial and trade regulations in America. Custom officials at port were given powers to search ships and warehouses for foreign goods imported without British approval or licensing. This was opposed by the people of Boston who were helped by lawyers like James Otis. It was asserted that interference of custom officials appointed by British Government was an open violation of the fundamental rights of citizens of the colonies.
After the American-French War, the Appalachian territories were snatched from France. This caused a new kind of tension. The territories were claimed by a number of colonies on the one hand and British trading companies on the other. The Americans started feeling that the administration of the colonies should be brought in their own hands from those of the British.
In 1774, the British Parliament passed the Quebec Act which declared all the land north of Ohio to be a part of the Province of Quebec, under the British.
England defeated France in Seven Years War. As a result, France had to leave Canada handing over power to England. The British Parliament kept a garrison of 10,000 soldiers in America to protect it from possible attack by France. Since the army was kept in the interests...
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