The American Revolutionary War was fought and won by the Colonists because of an idea. The idea was freedom. There are many reasons why freedom became a pertinent idea to the colonists and in this paper I shall discuss what events lead up to this idea. I shall examine the British theory of mercantilism, the French-Indian War, and many of the acts that Great Britain sought to make the Colonists to abide by. Through these …showed first 75 words of 974 total…

…showed last 75 words of 974 total…freedom. Although the British tried to hold the American hand, we had already formed our own thought, our own idea, and we would stop at nothing to ensure that we would grow. Bibliography 1.Devine, Breen, Fredrickson, and Williams. America Past and Present. Volume I, fifth edition. Addison Wesley Longman, Inc., NY. 1999. 2.Goldfield, David. The American Journey. Volume I, second edition. Prentice Hall Upper Saddle River, NJ. 2001. 3.Hedtke, Dr. James. "In Class Lecture". April 19 - April 20, 2002.