The
Radical Whigs were "a group of British
political commentators" associated with the
British Whig faction who were at the
forefront of
Radicalism. They played
a significant role in the development of the
American Revolution, as their
republican writings were widely read by the
American colonists, many of whom were convinced by their reading
that they should be very watchful for any threats to their
liberties.
Subsequently, when the colonists were
indignant about their perceived lack of democratic representation
and taxes such as the Stamp Act, Sugar Act, and
Tea Act, the colonists broke away from the
Kingdom of Great
Britain
to form the United States
.
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