1. April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
2. Britain and the 13 colonies
3. The American Revolution was principally caused by colonial opposition to British attempts to impose greater control over the colonies and to make them repay the crown for its defense of them during the French and Indian War (1754–63).
4. The Founding of the Colonies. ...
French and Indian War. ...
Taxes, Laws, and More Taxes. ...
Protests in Boston. ...
Intolerable Acts. ...
5. The Stamp Act of 1765 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp.
6. The Townshend Acts were a series of measures, passed by the British Parliament in 1767, that taxed goods imported to the American colonies. ... Early attempts, such as the Stamp Act of 1765—which taxed colonists for every piece of paper they used—were met with widespread protests in America.
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