Question

Explain the causes of the American War of Independence.

Answer 1

Answer:

• The colonies, despite enjoying independence in internal administration, were controlled by the British government in economic matters.

• The colonies had no representation in the British Parliament.

• The colonies strongly criticized the British government's constant demands for money. Every time the government needed money to fund its wars in Europe and elsewhere, it imposed new taxes on the colonies.

• The British government believed that since the colonies existed for the good of the mother country, It had a right to tax them. Thus the government imposed tax on Tea to assert its right to levy taxes.

• The government's decision to tax the was severely criticized by the colonies. In 1773, several colonies refused to unload the tea that came from England.