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Although the Congress had hoped to keep peace, conflict began to break out.

Although the Congress had hoped to keep peace, conflict began to break out.

British oppression was not the only cause of the revolution.  Many factors played a role:  (1) Colonists were accustomed to much independence and self-determination, and Tory efforts to regulate and tax were bitterly opposed by the Colonies (and by Whigs in England)

Let's stop for a moment to review the causes of the revolution.  British oppression was not the only catalyst of the Revolutionary War, and many factors played a role:   

 

(1) Colonists were accustomed to much independence and self-determination, and Tory efforts to regulate and tax were bitterly opposed by the Colonies (and by Whigs in England)

(2) British burdens hurt nearly all Colonists in all walks of life

(2) British burdens hurt nearly all Colonists in all walks of life

(3) taxes hit at a bad time: postwar depression.

(3) taxes hit at a bad time: postwar depression.