The+American+Revolution

= __The American Revolution__ =

-Stamp Act Passed (1765) Every newspaper, pamphlet, and other public and legal document had to have a Stamp, or British seal, on it. The stamp, of course, cost money. -Townshed Act Passed (1767) taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. -Committee of correspondence (1772) A patriot group formed in the colonies, exchanged information. -Boston Tea Party(1773) Upset at the British for a new tax on tea some American colonists dressed up as native Americans and dumped 342 crates of British tea into the Boston harbor -Revolutionary War begins (1775) The beginning of USA.
 * __BACKGROUND__ ** **:** The French and Indian war ended in 1763. Most battles were in Canada. American colonists, including George Washington, fought with the British in this war, which lasted from 1754 to 1763. The British won the war and won the right to keep Canada.


 * __WHAT?__ ** The American Revolution is the rebellion of the thirteen British colonies in North America. Initial fighting began in1775 and lasted until October 1781, when the British army, under the command of General Cornwallis, surrendered in Yorktown, Virginia. The American colonists began a republican governmentinspired by Enlighenment thought.


 * __WHY?__ ** Britain began colonizing the east coast of North America during the seventeenth century. By the mid-eighteenth century, British colonists in America felt threatened by France's colonial settlements on the continent. France and Britain carried there long time rivalry into fights in America. The rebellion was caused by a number of factors including imposed tazas, repressive acts, and he lack of representation in Britsh government. This infuriated many colonists and thus started the Revolutionary War.

British: Wanted to keep the colonies in check, soldiers fought against the colonists for the King French: In 1771 Ben Franklin convinced French king to send troops and weapons to help the colonists (Notable General: General Lafayette)
 * __WHO?__ ** Colonists: Loyalists to British Crown or patriots wanting revolution and freedom


 * __WHEN?__ ** The war itself lasted from 1775 to 1783. The full political movement needed to achieve a free and stable government lasted through 1789 with the ratification of the Constitution and the election of George Washington.

__Declaration of Independence (1776)-__ Announced the the thirteen colonies were independent states and no longer apart of the British Empire, more than a year after the Revolutionary War. Thomas Jefferson wrote the original draft and congress edited to produce the final version. __Constitution (1787)-__ Oldest charter of supreme law in the United States. Establishes the rules and seperate powers of the three branches of government. It also frames the principles of federalism and guides American society in law and political culture. The constitution was adopted in 1787 at the Constitutional Convention and then ratifed by conventions in eleven states. __Bill of Rights (1789)-__ The first ten amendentments to the Constitution. and established a Republican government. Works Cited "The American Revolution." The American Revolution. Web. 02 Apr. 2012. < __http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/__ >. "American Revolution." American Revolution. Web. 02 Apr. 2012. < __http://www.neok12.com/American-Revolution.htm__ >. Armstrong, Monty. Cracking the AP World HistoryExam. New York: Random House, 2009. Print
 * __WHERE?__ ** In 1775, the first military actions took place in Massachusetts, then shifted to upstate New York. Washington's army crossed the Delaware River to attack the British in New Jersey. Battles then moved to New York and and Pennsylvania in 1777 and 1778.
 * __IMPACT:__ ** The revolutionary wars in America, France, and Latin America all brought independence from colonial rule from Great Britain, Spain and Portugal.While it did bring independence, slaves and women still had no rights as to voting, education, professional occupations, and participation in public affairs. Other movements, or revolutions, resulted in order to gain slaves and women the rights equal to adult white males.
 * __CONSEQUENCES:__ ** The American Revolution led to the drafting of the