“I had not yet begun to fight.” -John Paul Jones. This quote was said by John Paul Jones during the battle over the high seas while fighting against the British navy in the revolutionary war. According to this quote, the colonists were superior against British. What happened before the war? Why did the colonists want to wage a war against British the strongest nation in the world? The revolutionary was the most important war in the 214 years of American history because it was when America gained freedom. America chose to gain freedom from Great Britain because they always hated what British did to them. So what are the main reasons why the colonists wanted to wage war against Great Britain? The colonists have the right to wage war against Britain …show more content…
After the French and Indian war, the colonists wanted to move westward but weren't allowed to. In document B they said “... British government passed a law called the Proclamation of 1763… by this, the British said they are preventing conflicts with the Indians which made the colonists who were in the east move back to the west.” (Doc B). During the time when the parliament passed the Quartering Act, 40,000 soldiers were sent to the colonies. The act stated that the soldiers cold stay at any house in the colonies and the colonists were responsible for the soldiers as told in document H “...it forced the colonists to provide living quarters, food and supplies. The British parliament told some colonists that they must let the soldiers live in their homes.” (Doc H). According to the documents B and H, the colonists had no choice of their own. They were being controlled by the British. Colonists thought that they were being discriminated of their value. This is one of the 3 major reasons for why the colonists can wage war over Great Britain so they can get back their freedom and rights from Britain. The acts that the British Parliament passed is a very powerful reason because the colonists aren’t slaves and the king isn't their