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The American Revolution was a source of inspiration for people around the world who were being oppressed by their governments. There are a variety of factors that prompted the Americans to rebel against British control in 1776, some more significant than others. Parliamentary legislation and taxation was the foremost contributing factor to colonial revolt. After that, the legacy of colonial religious and political ideas played a major part in inspiring the colonists to rebel, and in a smaller degree, British military measures fostered anger towards Britain and led to the uprising. This uprising would not have been nearly as successful without the aggressive taxation and legislation of the British parliament, which inspired all of the American colonies to take action. The Townshend Acts, for