The American colony was established by England and were technically British citizens. however, the colonists started to develop their own local governments and felt unrepresented in England's parliament. with the sugar act, the colonists started to rebel against Britain which caused a chain of events that led to the American revolution.
ANSWER:
The colonists having a British identity lead them to rebel against England’s parliament and was the cause of the American revolution because they wanted more of a say in the government, felt Britain was oppressing them, and had their own sense of colonial nationalism.
