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The American Revolution: From Colonies to Nation
The American Revolution (1765–1783) transformed thirteen British colonies into an independent nation built on Enlightenment ideals of liberty, equality, and self-governance. Its vocabulary — from taxation to constitution — remains the language of American political identity.
Causes and Grievances
British taxation without representation, the Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts, and the Boston Massacre built colonial resentment into revolutionary fury over a decade of escalating conflict.
Key People and Groups
Patriots like Washington, Jefferson, Adams, and Paine led the revolution; Loyalists remained with Britain; militias and the Continental Army provided the military force; ordinary colonists made daily sacrifices.
Documents and Ideas
The Declaration of Independence drew on Enlightenment philosophy to justify revolution; the Constitution later translated revolutionary ideals into a working government framework.
The War and its End
From Lexington and Concord to the French alliance to Yorktown's surrender, the Revolution succeeded against enormous odds, ending with the Treaty of Paris (1783) and American independence.