The Historical Background of American War of Independence

/kloc-in the middle of the 0 th/8 th century, the British North American colonial economy developed rapidly and the northern industry and commerce developed. Shipbuilding is one of the major industrial sectors, and even many British people buy ships made here. The central region is rich in grain, and the wheat and corn produced are exported to the European market.

The southern plantation economy is prevalent, and black slaves are the main labor force in the plantation. In addition to producing rice, they mainly grow cash crops such as tobacco and cotton. Many products produced in North America can even compete with British products in the international market. In the "Seven Years' War" of 1756- 1763, Britain and France fought a long war for the control of the North American colonies.

Although Britain defeated France and controlled most of North America, it was in financial trouble because of the long-term war.

As a result, the British government continuously increased taxes on the North American colonies, implemented a high-pressure policy, and oppressed and brutally exploited the colonies. Britain hopes that North America will always be its raw material producing area and commodity market, and tries its best to suppress the economic development of the colonies and seek more wealth from them. The colonial people were dissatisfied with British exploitation and slavery, and the contradiction between the two sides became increasingly acute, which eventually led to the outbreak of war.

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1782165438+1October 30th. The new British government reached an armistice agreement with the United States. 1On September 3, 783, the two sides signed a peace treaty in Paris, and Britain was forced to recognize American independence.

The American War of Independence is a typical war case in which the small wins the big and the weak wins the strong. This victory paved the way for the later French Revolution and the independence of Latin American national liberation movement.

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The victory of the American War of Independence promoted the modern bourgeois democratic revolution in continental Europe and Latin America. It ended the British colonial rule, realized national independence, established a relatively democratic modern political system, and promoted the revolutions in Europe and Latin America in the future.

The American War of Independence did not solve the problem of land or slavery, which made the north and south of the United States embark on two different economic paths after independence, and finally led to the outbreak of the American Civil War.

The victory of the War of Independence freed the United States from British colonial rule, realized national independence and established a relatively democratic political system, which set an example for the national independence movement of Latin American people and promoted the European revolution in the18th century.

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