Taxation
Taxation without representation
The British because the American colonies were fighting for independence from the British
The British because the American colonies were fighting for independence from the British
France
The American colonies revolted against the British crown.
The American Colonies, of which Ben Franklin was a Citizen.
They were on the British side, The French and Indians were allies against the British.
The British Parliament severely taxed the American colonies. The colonies protested and finally went to war against the British. The American colonies were victorious and won their independence from England. The Revolutionary War began in 1775 and ended officially in 1783.
France.
Having protected the American colonies against French and Indians, they wanted the Colonies to help pay for the cost of this protection.
The Canadians and most of the other British colonies sided with the British. The Indian tribes near Canada favored the British. A fair number of people in the American colonies were against the revolution-- they were known as Tories. Some of them fled to Canada.
Raising the colonies taxes.