the American Revolutios was one of the most significant events what was the key factors that led up to it?

Answer 1

"No taxation without representation" The British government
sought to tax its American possessions, primarily to help pay for its defense of North America from the French in the Seven Years' War. The problem for many American colonists was not that taxes were high (they were low) but that they were not consulted about the new taxes, as they had no representation in parliament. The phrase "no taxation without representation" became popular within many American circles. London argued that the Americans were represented "virtually"; but most Americans rejected the theory that men in London, who knew nothing about their needs and conditions, could represent them.There was the and open-ended search warrants called Writs of Assistance. In 1761, Massachusetts lawyer James Otis argued that the writs violated the constitutional rights of the colonists. He lost the case, but John Adams later wrote, "American independence was then and there born."

In 1762 the Parson's Cause was an important legal and political dispute in the Colony of Virginia often viewed as an important event leading up to the American Revolution. The case arose with regard to the Virginia Two-Penny Act.King George III of England vetoed the law causing an uproar. The Virginia legislature saw the veto as a breach of its authority.

The Proclamation of 1763 restricted American movement across the Appalachian Mountains. Regardless, groups of settlers continued to move west. The proclamation was soon modified and was no longer a hindrance to settlement, but its promulgation and the fact that it had ever been written without consulting Americans angered the colonists.

In 1764, Parliament enacted the Sugar Act and the Currency Act, further vexing the colonists.

In June 1772, in what became known as the Gaspée Affair, a British warship that had been vigorously enforcing unpopular trade regulations was burned by American patriots.

In late 1772, Samuel Adams set about creating new Committees of Correspondence that would link together patriots in all thirteen colonies and eventually provide the framework for a rebel government. In early 1773, Virginia, the largest colony, set up its Committee of Correspondence, including Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson. This caused the British to create what is know as "The Intolerable Acts".

The Intolerable Acts included four acts. The first was the Massachusetts Government Act, which altered the Massachusetts charter and restricted town meetings. The second act was the Administration of Justice Act, which ordered that all British soldiers to be tried were to be arraigned in Britain, not the colonies. The third act referred to was the Boston Port Act, which closed the port of Boston until the British had been compensated for the tea lost in the Boston Tea Party (the British never received such a payment). The fourth act was the Quartering Act of 1774, which compelled the residents of Boston to house British regulars sent in to control the vicinity.In response, primarily to the Massachusetts Government Act, the people of Worcester set up an armed picket line in front of the local courthouse and refused to allow the British magistrates to enter. Similar events occurred, soon after, all across the colony. British troops were sent from England, but by the time they arrived, the entire colony of Massachusetts, with the exception of the heavily garrisoned city of Boston, had thrown off British control of local affairs.

The Quebec Act of 1774 extended Quebec's boundaries to the Ohio River, shutting out the claims of the 13 colonies. By then, however, the Americans had scant regard for new laws from London—they were drilling militia and organizing for war.

The motivating force was the American embrace of a political ideology called "republicanism", which was dominant in the colonies by 1775.

The Battle of Lexington and Concord took place April 19, 1775, when the British sent a regiment to confiscate arms and arrest revolutionaries in Concord. It was the first fighting of the American Revolutionary War, and immediately the news aroused the 13 colonies to call out their militias and send troops to besiege Boston. The Battle of Bunker Hill followed on June 17, 1775. By late spring 1776, with George Washington as commander, the Americans forced the British to evacuate Boston. The patriots were in control everywhere in the 13 colonies and were ready to declare independence.

To sum it up. The colonies had no one to speak for them in British Parliament. "No representation".......They were being taxed to death by King George III due to heavy debts caused by England's war with France. Because the colonists began to act defiant to the mistreatment, the King had his governors place even more restrictions on them which angered them even more. It finally came to a head when armed conflict began over all of the taxes and restrictions. It was the same age old mistake that governments have made throughout history. You can only push the little people so far.

Answer 2

Due to the distance from England, and average of 3 months travel time, the colonies were granted limited authority in matters of government, governors were granted the authority to raise and hold small militias for the defense of the colonies.
Having being granted limited authority it can only be a matter of time before the desire to have more authority and control over the colonies became present.