- "The American Revolution was an ideological and political revolution based on the principles of the American Enlightenment that generally occurred in British America between 1765 and 1789."
The study of the political upheaval in which 13 colonies broke from England and became the United States.
Causes of the American Revolution: This topic discusses the factors that led to the American Revolution, such as British taxation policies, restrictions on colonial trade, and political and religious issues.
Colonial Resistance and Rebellion: This topic covers the different forms of colonial resistance and rebellion against British rule, including the Boston Tea Party, the Stamp Act crisis, the Sons of Liberty, and the Committees of Correspondence.
American Declaration of Independence: This topic discusses the drafting and adoption of the American Declaration of Independence, a document that announced the separation of thirteen American colonies from Great Britain and the formation of a new nation based on the principles of liberty, equality, and democracy.
Military Campaigns and Battles: This topic covers the military campaigns and battles of the American Revolution, including the Siege of Boston, the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Battle of Saratoga, and the Battle of Yorktown.
Notable Figures of the American Revolution: This topic provides information about the key figures of the American Revolution, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Paul Revere, and Samuel Adams.
The Treaty of Paris: This topic discusses the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the American Revolution and recognized the United States as a new and independent nation.
Impact of the American Revolution: This topic covers the social, economic, and political changes that resulted from the American Revolution, including the expansion of democracy and individual rights, the growth of American industry and commerce, and the spread of revolutionary ideals throughout the world.
Constitutional Convention: This topic discusses the Constitutional Convention, which was held in Philadelphia in 1787 to draft the US Constitution. The Constitution established the framework for the federal government and defined the powers and rights of the people and the states.
Bill of Rights: This topic covers the Bill of Rights, which consists of the first ten amendments to the US Constitution. The Bill of Rights protects individual liberties and guarantees various rights, including freedom of speech, religion, and the press, the right to bear arms, and the right to a fair trial.
- "It created the environment for the American Revolutionary War, which lasted from 1775 to 1783, whereby the Thirteen Colonies secured their independence from the British Crown and consequently established the United States as the first sovereign nation-state founded on Enlightenment principles."
- "American colonists objected to being taxed by the British Parliament, a body in which they had no direct representation."
- "During the 1760s, however, the British Parliament passed acts that were intended to bring the American colonies under more direct rule by the British monarchy and intertwine the economies of the American colonies with Britain in ways that benefited the British monarchy and increased the colonies' dependence on it."
- "In 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act... and they flared again in 1767 with Parliament's passage of the Townshend Acts, a group of new taxes and regulations imposed on the thirteen colonies."
- "The British responded by closing Boston Harbor and enacting a series of punitive laws... The thirteen colonies responded assertively... launching the Boston Tea Party in Boston Harbor on December 16, 1773."
- "In late 1774, in support of Massachusetts, twelve of the thirteen colonies sent delegates to Philadelphia, where they formed the First Continental Congress and began coordinating resistance to Britain's colonial governance."
- "On June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia responded by authorizing the formation of the Continental Army and appointed George Washington as its commander-in-chief."
- "The Declaration of Independence embodied the political philosophies of liberalism and republicanism, rejected monarchy and aristocracy, and famously proclaimed that 'all men are created equal'."
- "In October 1777, the Continental Army experienced a significant victory, capturing British troops at the Battle of Saratoga. Following the victory in the Saratoga campaign, France then entered the war as an ally of the United States and the cause of American independence."
- "A combined American and French force captured Cornwallis' army at Yorktown in the fall of 1781, effectively securing an American victory and an end to the war. On September 3, 1783, the British signed the Treaty of Paris in which they acknowledged the independence and sovereignty of the thirteen colonies."
- "Among the significant results of the American victory were American independence and the end of British mercantilism in America, opening up worldwide trade for the United States, including a resumption of it with Britain."
- "Around 60,000 Loyalists migrated to other British territories in Canada and elsewhere, but the great majority remained in the United States."
- "In 1787, at the Congress of the Confederation in Philadelphia, American delegates authorized, and states then ratified the United States Constitution, which took effect March 4, 1789 and replaced the weaker wartime Articles of Confederation."
- "In 1791, a Bill of Rights was ratified as the first ten amendments, guaranteeing fundamental rights used as justification for the revolution.
- "With its victory in the American Revolution, the United States became the first federal democratic republic in world history founded on the consent of the governed."
- "The American Revolution was an ideological and political revolution based on the principles of the American Enlightenment."
- "Intertwine the economies of the American colonies with Britain in ways that benefited the British monarchy and increased the colonies' dependence on it."
- "Leading to colonial protest and resulting in representatives from several colonies convening the Stamp Act Congress in New York City to plan a response."
- "The thirteen colonies responded assertively, first burning the Gaspee in Rhode Island in 1772, and then launching the Boston Tea Party in Boston Harbor on December 16, 1773."