American Revolution Conflicts

North America was primarily colonized by Great Britain. These colonists were different from any other British territory because free English settlers came. This wasn't a takeover of some other people, this was newly discovered land. Interestingly enough, the American colonies did not end up staying under British rule. They rebelled and threw off British government. This, the American Revolution, had many conflicts before the war that were just as important. The major conflicts between the colonies and the Crown leading up to the revolution were: British taxes, the incidents in Boston, and the conflict of ideologies.

Prime Minister Grenville passed numerous taxes on the American people in short succession. Attributing the cause of the taxes to the multiple wars fought to keep America free, Grenville instigated a wave of patriotic sympathy in America. These taxes were viewed as unfair and the people were angry that they were not consulted first. Part of the blame has to be laid on the previous Prime Minister, William Pitt. Pitt did not think it necessary to tax the Americans too heavily because he believed they were valuable enough doing their own thing. The Americans shared the idea of salutary neglect, where the British rule from far away and come only when needed. These new taxes showed the colonists just how unfree they were, and sparked many into action. …show more content…
After a few minutes of taunting a British sentry, Boston men began to threaten the sentry, who summoned help after they tried grabbing him. The result was 5 dead and 6 injured American citizens. Furious, the patriots continued fanning the flames of revolution. In 1773, Boston men dressed as Mohawk indians boarded a British ship containing tea, and dumped all of it overboard. This, in retaliation to another tax, resulted in the closing of Boston harbor. Conflicts like these added plenty of fuel to liberty’s