What were the causes for the American War of Independence?

The causes for the American War of Independence are as follows:

1. The Americans were not allowed to start any industry or trade with any country except England. They also had to pay more taxes than the English paid in England.
2. The English Parliament passed the Stamp Act in 1765, which imposed stamp taxes on all business transactions. This Act created violent resentment among the colonists.
3. The American settlers were inspired by European philosophers like John Locke, Voltaire, Rousseau, and Montesquieu, who believed in freedom, equality, and the rights of the people.
4. American thinkers like Thomas Jefferson asked the people to rebel against the tyrannical rule of England.
5. The Boston Tea Party (1773), in which people threw crates of tea into the sea to protest against the new taxes imposed by the British government, especially on tea, became a major cause leading to the American War of Independence.