Answer: Yes, definitely.
Explanation: The British government, to pay for the costly 7 Years War, had started implementing new taxes on the colonies. Before, they had enjoyed relative "statutory neglect". The colonists disliked that the Parliament was levying taxes on them when they had no representation in Parliament, and protests ensued. Britain retaliated with new taxes (look up "Intolerable Acts") and the colonists protested again, prompting Britain to use its military. Some of the first Amendments in the Bill of Rights come from how Britain used its military (like the 3rd Amendment). To see why thew the colonists thought they should be independent, read the Declaration of Independence- it should help.