Why Did The British Start Pushing For Independence Thomas Paine's

As Britain imposed more taxes and demanded greater direct control over the Colonies there was an increase in resentment. Once the French and Indian War ended Britain was facing heavy financial loss, in an effort to counteract the economic loss Britain passed the Navigation Acts along with other taxes on the colonies. Because the British believed that they played an essential part in defending the colonists during the French and Indian war, they thought that the colonists owed them monetary compensation. The end of Salutary Neglect, Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, and the various acts imposed by Britain were the key factors that drove the colonists to start pushing for independence.
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense challenged British authority, this