How radical was the American Revolution?
Since the Americans were so used to controlling their own affairs, it caused a huge controversey when Britain started to try to get more power in the colonies by taxing them. The tension between Britain and the Colonies had already been growing since the French and Indian war and this "taxation without representation" was the last straw. The colonies had considered themsleves completely English all the way up to this point, now the colonies were doing everything they could to seperate from them. I think that the American Revolution was extremely radical because the colonies risked everything by going against Britain. There was a very good chance that we could have lost that war and lost sight of the dream of ever becoming independent.
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I agree with many of the points that you made. The colonists did do everything in their power to break away for Great Britain. They went to extreme measure when the British taxed the colonists and they found it unfair. they would not buy goods from them and of the Boston Tea Party.
ReplyDeleteI agree much as well. and like Matt said, you have a lot that backs your choice. great choice ;)
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