It was mainly the French Revolution, since this then caused the British to tax the Americans rather harshly.
With what i dont understand
Answer: providing a model of representative government
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The Romans established a form of government -- a republic -- that was copied by countries for centuries. In fact, the government of the United States is based partly on Rome's model. The ladder to political power in the Roman Senate was different for the wealthy patricians than for the lower-class plebeians.