Identify and analyze the long-term and immediate causes of the American Revolution
Timeline of the Revolutionary War by Thomas KindigĤb. Summaries of the events of the American Revolution by Henry Sage: The Era of the American Revolution 1763-1800, The American Revolution 1775-1777, and The American Revolution 1778-1783. Treaty of Paris in 1783 to end the American Revolutionary War. Representatives of King George III and the United States signed The In the spring of 1776, battles followed in North Carolina, New York and Canada. Major confrontations sparked revolution, including the first major clashes in Lexington and Concord. 
The Boston Massacre in 1770 and the Boston Tea Party in 1773 escalated the tension. Peaceful arrangement changed when Great Britain raised taxes to force the northern colonies to pay the debt the French and Indian Wars created.ĭuring the first reunion of elected representatives from several colonies in October 1765, the so-called "Stamp Act Congress", opposed the taxation. The prosperity the colonies generated benefited Great Britain. The American Revolution consisted of a series of revolts between 17, when the 13 American colonies declared independence from Great Britain and formed the United States.ĭuring the 17th and 18th centuries, you might describe the British approach toward its colonies in North America as laissez-faire, allowing for relative self-government.
Describe some key events during the American Revolution: The Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the battles of Lexington and Concord, and the Treaty of Paris. Describe the role of some key figures and groups in the American Revolution: John Adams (1735–1826), Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Thomas Paine (1737–1809),. What were the most important turning points in the conflict?. 
How did the colonies transition from early resistance, to more radical political claims, to eventual independence?. How did British policy change toward the American colonies after the Seven Years' War?. Define Britain's laissez-faire approach to colonial government. What were the primary causes of the American Revolution? Describe its political aftermath. Provide a concise historical narrative of the American Revolution
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