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Colonial Response to British Imperial Policy
After Wars in France and India that are usually referred to as the Seven Years’ War, British government wanted to expand into the territories in the West. Therefore, some policies were enforced including the passage of the Quartering Act by the parliament (Boucher 27). The Act demanded that colonists should take care of the needs of British soldiers stationed in the US. They were also required to pay several taxes to help the government recover the funds lost through the war. The Colonials responded by resisting, boycotting, or not purchasing British goods. They also demonstrated while dumping some of the imported commodities such tea into the water. The final response was to form an army and fights the British regime which led to the American Revolution.
Both across regions and within the same colonies, the treatment imposed on the colonies by the British Government British treated was administered differently. Though treated differently from other colonies, Americans were handled unfairly. They were denied some rights and freedom. Additionally, they were forced to taxes to the British government and fund British projects such providing housing for the British soldiers (Bailyn 72). Despite the existence of colonial legislatures, they were not allowed to pass federal laws. British officials and soldiers had more powers, authority, and control over the colonists.
The American Revolution started in 1775 as a conflict between the thirteen colonies and Great Britain.

Several factors catalyzed the war through a series of events. The first cause was oppression. The colonies did not agree with the way Great Britain was treating them and felt that the British government was mistreating them by denying all the rights possessed by the Englishmen (Bailyn 65). The second cause is the independent thinking of Americans. Even though religious teaching as one strategy employed to take over America, most Americans did not buy their idea. They had descending views that generated conflict between the two groups. Thirdly, the denial of freedom and location restrictions for the colonials significantly contributed to the Revolution. The British government imposed rules and regulations that restricted colonies from accessing and owning land in various places that had been set aside for the British people. Finally, the economic troubles and increased rate of corruption prompted the colonials to fight back. Americans were being overtaxed and restricted to take in free trade. They established a concept, “No Taxation without Representation”(Boucher 43). They were neglected and isolated in the national matters.
A number of events took place before the Revolution. In 1763 a proclamation prohibiting British settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains was issued by the king. In 1964, the British Parliament enacted the Sugar Act to increases taxes on molasses to generate additional revenues. In 1765, Stamp Act mandated the use special paper bearing a tax stamp for the legality of documents (McIlwain 17). Later in 1767 Townsend Act was enacted to tax colonists for imports, such as tea. In 1773 colonial started demonstrations and protests against British laws, and policies especially on taxation. In 1774, the First Continental Congress took place to table complaints about the manner in which Britain was mishandling the colonies. A Second Continental Congress convened in 1775, which resolved in the formation of a Continental Army comprising of citizens from thirteen territories under the command of George Washington (McIlwain 6). In the same year, the British Army was fought by colonists’ army resulting in American Revolution.

Works Cited
Bailyn, Bernard. The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution. Harvard University Press, 2017.
Boucher, Jonathan. A View of the Causes and Consequences of the American Revolution. Applewood Books, 2009.
McIlwain, Charles Howard. The American Revolution: A Constitutional Interpretation. The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2005.