The American Revolution that spanned between 1765 and 1783

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American Revolution
The American Revolution that spanned between 1765 and 1783 was a larger-than-life political and military struggle by British colonies to reject the rule of Great Britain. The revolution involved a series of battles that saw colonies gain their freedom to form a sovereign nation, the United States of America. Therefore, this study seeks to explore the causes, course and consequences of the revolution.
The Revolution was caused by both long-term and short term factors. The long-term causes can be rooted in the inequalities between British colonies in America and Great Britain such as declaratory acts, stamp act, rights, sugar act, intolerable acts, proclamation and heavy taxation. Besides, the involvements of Great Britain was crossing the political and economic boundaries of the American colonies. For example, Great Britain used their power to formulate laws that favored their interests due to the fact American colonies did not have representation in the parliament. Similarly, the sugar Act enacted 1764-1766 did not get the Americans colonies well as it required them to fill lots of documentation and justice for smugglers were not served equally (Thompson, 180). On the other hand, short term causes were characterized by occasion protest that lasted for short times that were geared towards reminding the colonies of equality and freedom. They include the Boston massacre that happened in 1770 which claimed the lives of some citizens, Boston Tea party that sought to ...