CAUSES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Issue Colonist Position Loyalist Position
Laws They thought that Britain shouldn't be allow They thought because they helped them with the to make their own laws without them. war it was colonist responsibility to pay their debt.
Taxes They thought that the taxes were unfair and they They thought because they helped them with the couldn't control the taxes because it wasn't their land. war it was the colonist responsibility to help their debt.
Western Expansion They wanted more land so they could get more They thought they should let the Indians have the
freedom and more opportunities. land.
freedom and more opportunities. land.