Timeline of the American Revolution — timeline of the political upheaval culminating in the 18th century in which Thirteen Colonies in North America joined together
The governments of the Thirteen Colonies of British America developed in the 17th and 18th centuries under the influence of the British constitution. After the
“No taxation without representation” is a political slogan that originated in the American Revolution, and which expressed one of the primary grievances of the American
The Townshend Acts met stiff resistance in the colonies, and public opposition to them was widely debated in colonial newspapers. Opponents of the Acts gradually
The Quebec Act 1774 (French: Acte de Québec), or British North America (Quebec) Act 1774,[a] was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which
Table of Contents The American Revolutionary War was fought from 1775 to 1783 and resulted in the independence of the United States from Great Britain.
In the United States, each state has its own written constitution. They are much longer than the United States Constitution, which only contains 4,543 words.
The United States Declaration of Independence, formally The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, is the pronouncement and founding document adopted by