evaluate american politics prior 1654
...rebellion was the Tea Act. The act gave the British East India Company a crutch in underselling its competitors, impacting American shopkeepers. At the same time, the Tea Act reasserted parliaments right to directly tax the colonies. This again brought up the issue of representation, which would play a key role in causing the American Revolution. Another factor that paved the way for the revolution was the restriction of civil liberties. Britain enforced certain acts, which the colonists believed violated their rights. The Quartering Act of 1765 was one such act, which stated that the colonists had to provide housing; beverage and total care for British soldiers stationed in their colonies. This angered the colonists, as they believed this was a violation of one of their most basic rights, Property. Personal property was a right, and by being forced to house British Soldiers, the colonists felt as if their rights had been violated. They saw this act as an attempt of British control over the colonies, something the colonists would not allow. Another example of the restriction of the colonist’s civil liberties can be seen through the Writs of assistance. A part of the Townshend acts, the Writs of assistance allowed any officer to search ones property if they had been suspected of smuggling. This however, was not the case as most searches took place without probable cause. This was clearly a violation of Civil liberties, once again going back to the issue of property. Property was private and close to the colonists, so random, unauthorized searches greatly angered them. The colonists believed the mother country was violating their Civil liberties, thus causing colonists to rebel. Another root cause of the American Revolution was the measures the British Military took against the colonies. One such measure, which further added to the growing tensions, was the Boston Massacre. The colonists began to rebel and harass the British troops, and in the midst of all this 5 men were killed. The men took the taunting to an extreme, until the British soldiers retaliated, killing them. Another action the British military took causing the colonists to rebel was The Battle of Lexington. The British were attempting to disarm eighty men, but there would be no compromise on the part of the Americans. Instead, fire was exchanged creating one of the bloodiest battles of the time. This battle shows how the Americans were tired of complying with the British, and instead, decided to rebel. In the Battle of Bunker hill, the Americans knew they were at a great disadvantage, but many of them were still slaughtered. They knew they would lose but decided to fight anyway, fight for their freedom. This is just another clear example of how British military conflicts lead to the America...