Re-Examining the Prelude to the American Revolution: War Was Not Inevitable

Britain lacked foresight that could have extended its world empire for centuries

Was the American Revolution inevitable? From afar, centuries later, it may seem so. But if the British had more foresight, if in the early to mid-1700s, up until the aftermath of the French and Indian War, they invited the American colonies to become near-equal partners in the British Empire, similar to the Act of Union between England and Scotland in 1…