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•The American Revolution was the political

upheaval during the last half of the 18th century

in which thirteen colonies and North America

joined together to break free from the British

Empire, combining to become the United States

of America.

• It is said to be the result of a series of

social, political, and intellectual transformations

in early American society and government.

Source: Wikipedia.Com

The only reason America stayed

under Britain‟s rule for so long

was for their protection from the

French. But once Britain and

France went to war, the need for

Britain's protection became less

significant for them. This was

just another reason the Thirteen

Colonies wanted independence

from the British. The war had

threatened the British

empire, and it seemed to lose

some of its prestige.

Death From Bubonic Plague Death In Political War

In our opinion the black death is an indirect but extremely powerful

movement to the American revolution because it taught people to take

measures into their own hands and make a better state of life for

themselves.

(Who do I turn to?) (Who‟s side do I take?)

The plague known as “Black Death” occurred in the 1300‟s. Once 30-60%

of the population was wiped out, it forced people to question their leaders;

but leaders were not able to come up with answers. This forced people to

question authority, take measures in their own hands and deal with a

problem themselves.

The American Revolution is another incident around the same time period

where people are taking matters into their own hands and deal with a

problem themselves.

They first rejected the authority of the

Parliament of Great Britain to govern them

from overseas without representation, and

then expelled all royal officials. The Americans weren‟t content

with the rights they were granted

from the English. The English

thought of themselves as superior

to the Americans and didn‟t allow

them to have a role in the

governing of their own country.

This discontentment is ultimately

what led to the Revolutionary

War.

The British started pushing taxes on the Thirteen

Colonies purchases on playing cards, newspapers, and

other commonly used items. The British claimed the

taxes were established in order to pay for the Thirteen

colonies „guaranteed protection.‟ This was a more

upfront method of taxation as compared to previous

tariffs,

however, the Americans

were upset none the

less. After seeing the

protection from the British

crumble in the French

/British War, the Thirteen

Colonies were on their

final straw with the

British. Taxation pushed

them over the edge and

the majority of the people

decided they needed

America was divided into separate states each with its own

small self-government system. Although this sounds fairly

democratic, it wasn‟t considering the English made up

most of the state‟s government. The Americans realized

that if they were to continue their allegiance to the

British, they would never be granted the freedom they

desired. This is a large contributing factor that ultimately

lead to victory of the revolutionary war

•There is no direct cause of the

revolution, the war began as a

disagreement over the way in which

Great Britain treated the colonies versus

the way the colonies felt they should be

treated

Conclusion

http://americanhistory.about.com/od/revolutionarywar/a/amer_revolution.htm

http://www.historycentral.com/revolt/causes.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution

http://www.harlingen.isd.tenet.edu/coakhist/amrev.html

http://www.harlingen.isd.tenet.edu/coakhist/amrev.html