American+Point+Of+View

This is the page on how the Americans (patriots) thought of the Revolutionary War.

Patriots were very upset about how the British were taxing them for everything to pay off the debt after the French and Indian War. So after multiple peace talks, petitions and protests, they decided to declare themselves an independent country. To the British this was just nonsense and it was also treason. So they sent troops to America and tried to keep the peace. But this didn't work out. The war started after the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Several years passed and the patriots were still at war with the Loyalists, except most of the battles were in the south. After Saratoga the French decided to officially join the American cause, meaning they were entering another war with Great Britain. To the Americans this entire war was all based on the fact that Britain was taxing them on goods that they needed almost everyday. Because of that they wanted a different government that would let them have their own choices.