Is the American Revolution Inevitable?

History: The American Revolution
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The American Revolution occurred between 1775 and 1883. There were both long-term and short-term causes of this revolution ranging from, political, social, and economic to environmental. The main cause of the war was, however, the new tax system imposed by King George III. The taxes were imposed on colonies in an attempt to offset the debts England had incurred during the French and Indian war. Other causes included the disrespect Britain showed to Americans after their support in the Seven Years War, the Boston Garrison, and the conflict in parliament. This paper supports the view that the American Revolution was not inevitable and it would not have occurred had several key decisions been made at the right time.
Following the Seven Years war, Britain needed funds to offset some of the debts they had incurred and to rebuild their economy. King George III’s solution to this problem was to impose more taxes on Britain’s colonies, including the Stamp Act. American colonies felt this was an unfair treatment as they no longer had representation in parliament and were already paying local colonial taxes. The resistance by the colonies to pay the new taxes only seemed to increase Britain’s determination to not only impose the new tax regime but to also reassert their control over the colonies. This conflict culminated in shots being fired at Lexington and Concord. Perhaps, had Britain not been so desperate for the taxes and power, an amicable resolution would have been made.[Joseph Locke L. & Ben, Wright (Eds). The American Yawp: A massively collaborative Open U.S. history textbook. Vol.1: To 1877 (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2019), n.p] [Toward Revolution, last modified n.d.]
Before the imposition of the new tax regime and other events that culminated in the shots fired at Lexington and Concord, American colonies seemed to be proud of their affiliation with the British Empire. This is evidenced by the support that America gave to Britain in the initial stages of the Seven Years War. The t...