Why was the New Nation Born?
It is an unfeasible task to limit causes of the American Revolution to one distinct factor. From the French and Indian War to the late seventeen hundreds, many events, both chaotic and orderly, resulted in Colonial opposition to Great Britain.
These factors include: Americans exercising their strong beliefs for rights of freedom including taxation without representation, over time and distance England and the Colonies became distinctly different, a fight for economic and political power in America, and an argument of Patriot desire for a different kind of democracy than what was in England during the 1760’s. Whether this meant they wanted to restore a government that Britain had lost or wanted to create there own, Patriots and the colonies felt strongly that they needed a new system of government. While the majority of those supporting Independence ultimately felt the basis for these reasons were strong enough to go to war, they did not......
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