What were the main reasons the colonies rebelled against the British rule?

We can
generally say that there were four main causes of the American Revolution.  These causes mostly
came into being after the French and Indian War.  It was only after this war that relations
between England and the colonies really deteriorated.

The first cause was
more of a condition that allowed the revolution to happen.  This was the fact that the British
drove France out of North America in the French and Indian War.  This meant that the Americans
no longer had to fear being conquered by the French if they became independent.

The...

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