During the late 18th century, the first conflict in history involving colonists took place. The English began to force the colonists to follow laws that violated their natural rights which included: rights to life, liberty, and property. The American Revolution created crowds in response to the taxes imposed by the British government, due to the financial crisis that the English suffered due to the French and Indian War. While the root cause of this revolution cannot be attributed to a single event, a series of events occurred that ultimately led to the American Revolution. There were many causes that angered the colonists and caused them to rebel against the English. Although some colonists rebelled because they believed the king of England was a tyrant, others chose to be loyal to the king and appreciate his rules among the colonists. The English were essential to the colonists to whom they offered military protection and stability of power. government, even though the colonists were not well represented in parliament. Many colonists felt that the king's tyrannical rules violated their rights and caused much controversy. Some colonists who remained loyal to the king, known as loyalists, believed that the king was doing the right thing by taxing and ruling them, others simply disagreed with this and sparked the first civil war in the United States. To demonstrate how much the colonists hated the idea of tea being taxed, they dumped tons of tea into the Pacific Ocean to symbolize that they did not want to be taxed, in their words it was a violation of their civil rights. By rebelling against the government and causing destruction, the colonists expressed how angry they were and how much they longed to break… the massacre of half paper… tons began to spark the revolution that began to shape the United States. Although some colonists remained faithful to their royal duties and the wealthy benefited greatly from these laws, many of them in fact believed that the government should control the colonies, so the government ordered its troops to seize the gunpowder. and weapons by the colonists. The revolution was brought about by a number of different things. The idea that the government of Great Britain was an injustice as portrayed by the colonists. The policies adopted were corrupt because the money raised was used against the colonists, only the rich benefited. The colonists had no representation in Parliament to protect them from these acts of injustice, so they decided to start a revolution. The success of this revolution shaped the success of the country now called the United States.
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