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The Revolutionary war is a prime example of the underdog overcoming all odds. America, a feeble country in comparison, was struggling to break the shackles tying it to England, the motherland. While salutary neglect was still practiced, America had no problem with England. But after the French and Indian war, which resulted in England taking more notice and interest in the colonies, things changed. England realized how very valuable its colonial counterpart was. Henceforth a series of laws were created to keep the colonies at bay and in check. The colonists, who were feeling a new sense of independence since the French and Indian War, did not take lightly to the bullying they were receiving. As a result the revolution was born. The colonists started off weakly, but got stronger and prevailed. But why exactly were the colonists so pissed off that they would break ties with the then strongest empire in the world?

Civilly and socially the colonists were treated like second rate......

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