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The American Revolutionary War was fought between 1775-1783 between the 13 American colonies and Great Britain. The colonies were angered by several Acts passed by the British Parliament that they viewed as a violation of their rights as Englishmen. This included taxes being levied on goods like tea without their consent. The Boston Tea Party in 1773 was a protest against the Tea Act. In response, Britain passed the Intolerable Acts, further angering the colonists. Major battles included Lexington and Concord in 1775, starting the armed conflict. In 1776, the colonies declared independence from Britain through the Declaration of Independence. The war ended in 1783 with the Treaty of Paris, recognizing American independence and establishing its

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American Revolution 3

The American Revolutionary War was fought between 1775-1783 between the 13 American colonies and Great Britain. The colonies were angered by several Acts passed by the British Parliament that they viewed as a violation of their rights as Englishmen. This included taxes being levied on goods like tea without their consent. The Boston Tea Party in 1773 was a protest against the Tea Act. In response, Britain passed the Intolerable Acts, further angering the colonists. Major battles included Lexington and Concord in 1775, starting the armed conflict. In 1776, the colonies declared independence from Britain through the Declaration of Independence. The war ended in 1783 with the Treaty of Paris, recognizing American independence and establishing its

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American

Revolutionary War
The American Revolution
1775-1883
The revolutionary war in America
is also known as the American
revolution. It was fought between
great Britain and the thirteen
colonies. The result was the
formation of a new nation-the
United States of America.
Major issues that angered
them were:
1. The Proclamation of 1763
Englands King George forbid
colonist to settle west of the
Appalachian Mountains.
2. The Sugar Act of 1764 placed a
3 cent penny tax on each gallon of
molasses that entered the colonies
from outside the British Empire.
3. The Stamp Act of 1765
required colonist to pay for tax
stamps on newspapers, and
various legal documents.
Parliament abolished the Act in
1766.
4. The Townshend Acts of
1767 placed a duty on imported
goods including glass, lead, paint,
and paper. Americans responded
by not buying British goods.
5. The Tea Act of 1773 To avoid
paying the tea tax, colonial merchants
smuggled tea in from the
Netherlands. In 1773, Parliament
passed the Tea Act, which made it
possible for the East India Company
to sell tea below the price of the
smuggled tea. Britain believed that
the colonists would buy the English
tea since it was cheaper.
BOSTON TEA PARTY
On December 16,
1773, Samuel
Adams led patriots,
disguised as
Indians, on a raid of
British ships docked
in Bostons harbor.
They dumped the
cargoes of tea
overboard. This
was later called the
Boston Tea Party.
6. The Intolerable Acts of 1774
were Britains response to the Boston
Tea Party. One act closed Bostons
harbor until the colonists paid for the
destroyed tea. Another took away nearly
all power from Massachusetts
legislature. Control of the colony was
given to the newly appointed British
governor, General Thomas Gage.
Colonial Militia and
Minutemen
Britain had large
numbers of well
trained militia.
Soldiers uniforms
included bright red
jackets. The
colonists called the
soldiers
redcoats.
Lexington and Concord,
Massachusetts 1775
Fighting began in April at Lexington and
Concorde. General Gage received secret orders
to arrest Massachusetts troublemakers. Boston
patriots learned about the orders. They fled the
city. Gage found out that Americans had stored
arms and gun powder in the nearby town of
Concorde. Joseph Warren, a Boston patriot,
discovered Gages plan. He sent three carriers
Paul Revere, William Dawes, Samuel Prescott to
ride and warn the citizens.
Nearly 150 years later, an American
poet, William Wadsworth Longfellow
told the story (even though incorrect
historically) of the famous ride of
referred to as The Mid-Night of Paul
Revere. It was Samuel Prescott who
made the famous ride not Paul
Revere.
The Declaration of Independence
1776
All the events and battles we have read
about so far occurred before the colonies
declared their independence from
England. By the summer of 1776, it was
clear that there could be no turning back.
The Second Continental Congress
appointed a committee to draft a
document declaring the colonies to be free
and independent states.
Thomas Jefferson wrote the
Declaration of Independence
and it is one of the best political
documents ever written. On July
4, 1776, Congress adopted the
Declaration of Independence.
The Treaty of Paris 1783
Peace talks began in Paris in 1782.
Richard Oswald, a wealthy British
merchant, represented Britain. Benjamin
Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay
represented the new Unite States. A treat
was agreed upon on November 30, 1783.
The Treaty recognized the independence
of the new nation and established its
borders from the Atlantic Ocean to the
Mississippi River; north to Canada; and
south to Florida
The End.

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