American colonists struggled for their independence from England because the latter maintained repressive colonist policies putting the local population into a disadvantageous position ripping off maximum profits from the international trade of colonies and exploiting local resources without even letting colonists having minimal economic or political freedom. The major driver of the struggle was the economy. England controlled the trade of colonies (Gray & Kamensky 122). As a result, American colonists had to sell their products for unreasonably low price compared to the price England sold those products in international markets. Independence opened the way for colonists to taking the direct access to international market, while English colonial policies deprived colonies of an opportunity of free trade with other nations. Instead, all the trade was under control of England.
In addition, colonies became the place of exile for political opponents of the ruling regime in England. The lack of political autonomy deprived colonists of an opportunity to take important decisions that would determine their socioeconomic development (Gray & Kamensky 149). Instead, all decisions were taken by English monarch through English representatives, who governed colonies. As a result, interests of the local population were totally ignored, whereas the main point of the authorities was to serve interests of English crown.
Finally, social factors also played an important part in the colonist struggle for independence. Colonists grew more and more detached from England. They had their own businesses or jobs which did not depend on England. They wanted to manage their community life to tackle their current problems, while the existing colonial system of governance was ineffective and could not solve their problems. As a result, colonists launched the struggle for independence.
Works Cited:
Gray, E. G. and J. Kamensky. The Oxford Handbook of the American Revolution. Oxford University Press, 2013.
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