Research on reasons for American war of independence

The cause of the American war of independence:
The war was based around finance and costs, this in particular was about the costs of the Anglo-French wars beforehand. The American land was largely to provide raw materials to Britain and to be consumers of the British manufactured goods. This lead to the realisation of the increasing control and restriction of American trade. Many colonists created a new society without restrictions using timber and the wilderness.

British regulation was lax until they started to exploit the American colonies, They limited expansion of colonies and they there first attempt made a boarder of colonies and Indians but this cut the colony’s of supply areas making the colonies lose a lot of money. Later direct tax from London had been placed onto colonies instead of tax from trade duties which was understandable. This was called the Stamp Act. This friction caused riots and these riots caused the fall of government of lord Grenville.

Rickard, J. (25 May 2003), American War of Independence (1775-1782), http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/wars_american_independence.html

More tax’s lead to the colonists to believe the British were trying to create a absolute authority over America. These fears and ideas had no evidence to support them but the colonists managed to link the new taxs together to raise suspicion.

Smuggling and riots and the idea of British plotting to take over was spreading in America and was even George Washington was believing in the fact. This then lead to British troops stationing themselves in Boston to control lawless conditions.