The key bullies that the settlers had to deal with during the Revolutionary War period were the King of England and England itself. The King made the settlers pay taxes to pay for the French and Indian War, but the settlers were angry because they had no representation in England and couldn't vote or have a say about the taxes being levied on them, which they viewed as "taxation without representation." This taxation by the King and England without giving the settlers a voice was a key cause of tensions that led to the Revolutionary War.

1. Causes of the Revolutionary War