The causes of the American Revolution are, if you think about it today, rather odd. You would think it was because of personal problems or based on events before colonization. Right? Wrong! It is mainly because of lack of communication and confusion. Mostly, England would make actions and try to help, and colonists would be unhappy and confused about their choices and decisions. To help understand part of American History, you have to see each side of the story. It is like when babies cry, mostly, there mothers don't know why. They just give then their pacifier, expecting them to be quiet. Sometimes they just keep crying and won't tell you what is wrong. They sometimes whine even when they have what they want. Mothers usually put themselves in their child's position to try to figure out what it is that they want. If colonists and England had taken a "walk in each others shoes", the American Revolution may have never happened. .
In England's eyes, colonists are, well how to say this, babies. They whined with even less taxes. Every time England tried to help, in return, they would get nothing or complaints. For example, when England would add the Quartering Act to simply provide soldiers to defend them and in return, shelter and food for each soldier. England also set up other things such as the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts to pay back debts for the war England fought for the colonists. In return, they get more little whiny babies. Now they are really starting to get on their nerves. .
Thorough the eyes of a colonist, they have different ideas. Let's get this straight; first of all, England left them alone for a long time to fend for themselves. Then they go and try to go after their economic gain, now that they are a successful colony. Colonists asked for help to get more land westward. Ended up that they closed it off to colonists to solve the problem. England feels that they can legislate and tax the colonists without representation.