The Balance of Injustice and the War for Independence
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1994
ISSN
0027-0520
Publisher
Monthly Review Foundation, Inc.
Language
en-US
Abstract
The American Revolution is often seen as a popular crusade against repressive British rule, but this view ignores important motivating factors for the colonists. The British set limits on westward expansion and the colonists fought for their assumed rights to seize land and commit genocide.
Recommended Citation
David B. Lyons,
The Balance of Injustice and the War for Independence
,
in
45
Monthly Review
17
(1994).
Available at:
https://doi.org/10.14452/MR-045-11-1994-04_2
