The American Revolution began in 1763 after the French threat to British colonies ended. Britain imposed taxes and laws on the colonies to pay for costs of the empire, but the colonies lacked representation in Parliament and considered these laws illegitimate. Conflict intensified in the 1770s with events like the Boston Tea Party, leading the colonies to demand full rights as British citizens. In 1775, fighting broke out between British troops and armed colonists, marking the beginning of the American Revolution. The revolution had broad intellectual and social impacts, including new republican ideals that took hold and caused changes to the traditional social hierarchy.

1. American Revolution

2. Why did it start? The revolutionary era begin in 1763, after the threats from French to British North America Colonies ended. Britain imposed some taxes and laws to the colonies sawing that they should pay a portion of cost so that they can be part of the Empire. Colonies lacked elected representation in the English Parliament, so they considered this laws illegitimate and a violation of their rights as Englishmen.

5. Intensified Conflict 1/3 of colonist were Patriots (favor independence) and another 1/3 Loyalists (opposed independence) 1773 Lord North’s government allowed the British India Company to ship tea directly to the colonies. “ Boston Tea Party ” British closed the port and colonists called this act Intolerable acts.

6. In the fall of 1774. Delegates the colonies demanded that the colonists be generated the full rights of British citizens. In April 1775 British troops arrived. They fought with groups of armed colonists. The American Revolution had begun .

9. Consequences The American Revolution included a series of broad intellectual and social shifts that occurred in the early American society, such as the new republican ideals that took hold in the American population. The American shift to republicanism, as well as the gradually expanding democracy, caused an upheaval of the traditional social hierarchy, and created the ethic that formed the core of American political values.

10. Effects of American Independence American experience gave encouragement to people who opposed domination by absolute monarchy and privileged classes. Adoption of democratic ideas was a landmark in history. Democracy is different from democracy today

11. Bibliography * http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle_timeline.html *http://www.americanrevolution.com/ World History People and Nations.