INDEPENDENCE OR REVOLUTION An eight year conflict between the American Continental Army and the British Empire –- a revolution or a war for America’s independence? One could easily argue, with validity, that this eight-year conflict was a revolution and another, with the same validity, could argue that it was a war to gain independence. In my opinion, this conflict was a war to gain independence from a country that only wanted to exploit the …showed first 75 words of 337 total…

…showed last 75 words of 337 total…greatly helped pave the way for America’s move to independence. The colonies were neglected by their supposed “governing” bodies and instead, were exploited by their reforms and new taxes. British leaders viewed American prosperity as a resource and taxing the colonies as a way to relieve their debts – Americans wanted no part of this and dealt with the matter in a war to gain freedom from the influence, control, and determination from Great Britain.