Founding of the United States

American Revolution Overview

The American Revolution was a political movement in the Thirteen Colonies that began in response to increased British control and taxation after the French and Indian War. Colonists objected to measures such as the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, and Tea Act, arguing that taxation without colonial representation violated their rights as English subjects. Resistance grew through protests, boycotts, the Sons of Liberty, the Boston Tea Party, and the Continental Congresses. British efforts to suppress opposition led to the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775 and the beginning of the Revolutionary War. The Second Continental Congress organized the Continental Army under George Washington and adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The war continued until the Continental Army, supported by France and Spain, defeated British forces at Yorktown in 1781. Britain formally recognized American independence in the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The Revolution resulted in the creation of the United States as a federal republic founded on principles of natural rights, consent of the governed, and equality under the law, although political participation and equality remained limited by contemporary standards.

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