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