ICSE Class 8 Answered

America was initially a settlement of 13 British colonies settled along the east coast of North America. These colonies were under the control of the British government which kept a tight control over the economic affairs of the colonies. The governor of the colony was a British appointed by the British government who governed the colony in the interest of Britain. This caused great disappointment among the American settlers.

The American Revolution thus was a contest between imperialistic of Britain and the aspirations of the American colonists.