[Vanders9]

Yeah, but you didnt rebel against the crown because they tried to confiscate your weapons. The war was already inevitable by then.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Yeah, but you didnt rebel against the crown because they tried to confiscate your weapons. The war was already inevitable by then."

I would disagree with you. It was not inevitable in April 1775. Rather, the rebellion of the Massachuesettes colony and the attempted suppression by the crown was just one incident in a long train of abuses (to borrow a phrase from Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence).

Most historians have said that up to the point of January 1776 most in the colonies wanted only more autonomy and the ability to tax themselves and get the British crown out of their daily lives. Most at this time still wanted to be subjects of the crown. The turning point was the publication of Common Sense by Thomas Paine in January 1776. Most historians agree that this is when the discussion turned towards separation from the crown.