American Revolution Dbq Analysis

When the French and Indian war was over, the British did not have much money left. The British decision to making more money, lead to America and Britain at war. The American revolution was not only a war, but a revolution of ideas around governance that has been evolving for many year. The American colonists was driven to declare war on the British due to them putting taxes on goods, British attempting to limit western expansion, and that the British did not treat the Americans with as a equal. The British decided to put taxes on items so they could gain their money back. This caused a uproar with the Americans “ these expenses resulted in increasing colonial resentment of British attempts” (document 1). The first tax was the stamp act, men would get together and say “ tell you representatives that you do not support this terrible and burdensome law”(document 3). They did not want taxes. Colonist would violently protest to the acts. One protect that

The protesters, who called themselves Patriots, were protesting the occupation of their city by British troops, who were sent to Boston in 1768 to enforce unpopular taxation measures passed by a British parliament that lacked American representation.(The Boston Massacre) American colonist was driven to declare war on the British due to them putting taxes on things. American colonist wanted to expand west to access more natural resources. The British would try and attempt to limit western expansion. The British was concerned “that westward expansion would result in another expensive Indian war” (document 1). So they would try to prevent this only making the Americans more mad. They got mad because the British was trying to control their life. American colonists were driven to declare war on the British empire due to