without representation as a threat to colonial liberties" were passed . In October of 1765, colonial representatives met on their own initiative for the first time and decided to mobilize colonial opinion against parliamentary interference in American affairs. From this point on, events began to reach the point of no return forthe colonies. However, not everyone favored the revolutionary movement; this was especially true in areas of mixed ethnic cultures and in those that were untouched by the war. The citizens of the middle colonies were especially unenthusiastic about the revolution (Ward, H). Among those who did support a change in the government structure, not everyone who joined the movement favored violence. Quakers and members of other religions, as well as many merchants from the middle colonies, and some discontented farmers and frontiersmen from southern colonies opposed the use of violence, and instead favored " discussion and compromise as the proper solution" (Olsen, K). The patriots were able to gain a great deal of support for a violent Revolution from the less well-to-do, from many of the professional class, especially lawyers, some of the great planters and a number of merchants. Support for the Revolution increased when it became clear that Kin George III had no intention of making concessions(Olsen,K). By the Fall of 1774, the American people had in place the mechanisms of revolutionary organization on the local and colony level. There is no doubt that the colonies brought about an American experience that was Economic Reasons for American Independence pg 5a real Revolution. It was a struggle to progress from dependent colonies to independent states, from monarchy to republic, from membership in an extended empire in which the several members were connected only through the center to participation in a singly federal nation.The struggles were enormous and the death toll even higher, but after the found...
