The Causes of the American Revolution

The following text can shows the relationship between American and British Governments.

A. The Colonists' Political Heritage

The Americans believed that the greatest government of the world was the British one thanks to the due process of common law controlled by the Parliament (the law administration of justice according to established rules and principles), trails by jury and freedom of press from prior censorship and levied (imposed) their own laws.

  

    1. British Government is a Model

 The British government had two branches:

a.) Executive Branch- carried by the Monarch

b.) Legislative Branch- carried by the Parliament divided into the House of Lords(Elite Class) and House of Commons(elected people).

The Colonists divided into:

a.) Elected assembly

b.) Council of prominent colonists

Also their governor was appointed by the king. The colonists couldn't elect members of the Parliament since they do not had any representatives of America colonies.

- Lord North, the Prime Minister, insisted "I can never agree in the absurd opinion that all men are equal".

This showed how the rest is divided into social classes.

    2. Differences in Colonial Government

  Colonial Politics had several differences with the British Model:

-The Colonists had a Constitution while the British had a collection of laws joined through time.

-2/3 of the free colonial men were allowed to vote while the 1/4 of the British could vote.

By the years of 1760 was an upheaval in Europe and caused a distraction to the British and the American colonies had more freedom from English power.

In the Colonies the wealthy persons were the ones who controlled the people. The Parliament tried to levy taxes to the colonists to gain money to pay the governors to make them move to the Parliament's side.

The taxes were needed for the paying of the debts from the French and Indian War.

Elected Assembly (Colonies)

The Parliament Nowadays

The French and Indian War, A Great Influence in the American Revolution.

Many can confuse this war as the war between French and Native Americans, but the war was between the British and the French allied with the Native Americans, these people were fighting for the Ohio River Valley.
-In the command of the British troops was a younger George Washington.
-This war was named as the 7 Year War in Europe.
In 1756 to 1757 the French attacked and destroyed Forts in the area of Lake Ontario and Lake George, the Natives raided the Frontiers of Pennsylvania and Virginia.
In 1758 to 1759 the war shifted in favor of the British, they cutted-off lines of supplies of the French and the Natives left the French alone since the French did not have any more trading supplies.
-British forces captured Forts in the area of St. Lawrence River and the capture of Quebec's Stronghold (French HeadQuarters)
- In 1760, Montreal was captured making the surrender of the French in the Canada area with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. This expanded greatly the British Empire to the North and the West.