Question

Development of the British-American conflict up to 1776. in at least 400 words.

NOTE: HISTORY 011: Pol&Soc Hist  

Answer 1

Before the beginning of the American Revolution there are many causes behind the conflict between British and the Americans. It is true that during the French and Indian War that continued for seven years the British Crown had to spend a large amount of money for the war. For the protection of the colonizers in America the British government had to employ Army there. Therefore the British authority wanted to collect more tax from the Americans for stop their food the stamp act was introduced in 1765. But the American colonies strongly protested against the stamp act and they demanded for the modification of the act. But the British authority did not do so.

The colonists then wanted revolution to free  America from the grasp of the British Parliament. They found that there was nobody to say in favour of them in the British Parliament. Therefore all the laws were against them and they wanted to make it clear to the British authority. But their demand was not accepted and there was no representative of the Americans to the British Parliament. Such a rigid mentality also caused conflicts between the British authority and the British colonizers in America.

To get permanent solution the colonizers held a meeting in Boston and it is called the great Boston Tea Party. They wanted to build separate Army for themselves and they wanted to be free from the British control. But there was news to the British authority and the British soldiers attacked the Boston Tea Party and they fired openly on the mob of colonists. Many colonists died there. The Boston Tea Party massacre brought a great change in the mentality of the American colonies and they wanted to raise a Revolution against the British authority with the help of the native Americans.

Then Continental Army was formed in America. George Washington was the commander-in-chief of the continental Army. Then they started fighting against the British army. The conflicts between the Americans British and the British authority caused the great American Revolution and such conflicts also helped the American to get freedom from the control of the British authority.