inevitability of independence

Many colonists, in the soon to be United States, felt that the English government under which they lived was not fulfilling the needs of its citizens. The poor governing of the British parliament and king left the colonies in a position where seceding from great Britain was the most logical solution. Colonist is a term used loosely in reference to the revolution. The people responsible for the declaration of independence and other important revolutionary acts …

…of control positions in the colonies but they would be unable to control a far away population previously angered by non-representa- tion and violations of basic rights. The English could have stopped taxes but they would reman in debt from the French and Indian war. So if the the taxes and restrictions were to remain in place ,which most did, the easiest way for colonists to begin profiting again would be to declare their independence.