According to John Adams, the American Revolution began before the war even got started. Adams stated that the revolution was "in the minds of the peopleaE? and he concluded that the American population began shifting their allegiance from Britain to America because of different outlooks on specific political issues. This radical change, in the minds of the people, helped lead our thirteen colonies into an insoluble conflict with the English.

According to Mary Beth Norton, there had been significant tension between the colonies in America and Britain during 1760's and 1770's. As the colonies were divided on "internalaE? affairs, their focus began to shift onto their relationship with Great Britain. Great Britain was treating the colonists differently from the w

Since England was a small island nation, it made it very easy for people, goods, news, and ideas to travel around the country. American colonies, on the other hand, were weeks and even months away from England. The colonists, being aware of this fact, built their own form of legislature in order to settle certain matters by themselves. However, it was understood that the king of England could overturn these laws that were passed by the legislatures. The main problem was that the only way that the king could enforce his rulings in America was by sending troops over to make sure that the people were doing what he wanted. This was very expensive and would take away from the profit that they received from the colonies. Therefore, England primarily left the colonists alone and they tended to their own matters. However, the colonists had to follow a few rules that the English Parliament had set up. These rules were, that they only trade goods with England and that they pay import taxes on these goods. After sometime the Americans wanted to be able to trade with whomever they wanted, specifically countries that could help them gain the most economically. The Americans started to disagree with England's rules and the events that took place over the next several years caused the Americans escalated.

Parliament's decision to impose these taxes began a revolt in some of the American peoples' minds. The Americans had gotten used to a government that had limited authority over them. According to Mary Beth Norton, "a government who governs least is a good governmentaE?. Parliament's decision to impose taxes on the colonists made a lot of Americans upset. They believed that the taxation was unfair, to extreme, and could ultimately destroy their freedom.

As a result, nothing really got settled between the colonists and the mother country. Sure the Stamp Act was removed but the Americans felt that the British Parliament was trying to secretly tax them. The British people were heavily taxed due to the huge war debt and felt that the American colonists should pay more taxes. As a result, the Townshend Act was passed in which the colonists were being taxed on trade goods such a

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