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The British attempted to unarm colonists in the townships of Lexington and Concord. Colonists refused, as they had the freedom to bear arms, and a fight with the opposing forces broke out. Redcoat soldiers retreated to Boston amid the armed rebelion.

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The Boston Tea Party is a historical event, where a group of Bostonians boarded a British merchant ship in Boston Harbor, and threw overboard crates of tea in protest. Bostonians became wary and tired of the Tea Act, so they protested.

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Delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies met to discuss the coercive Act, which was a series of legistlation passed by Parliment to "restore order" and punish Bostonians for the Boston Tea Party

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An angry mob of Bostonians clashed with the British troops. Within this skrimish, five colonists died. This event became known as the Boston Massacre. News of this spread to the bordering colonies and led to a government meeting with officals.

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Due to his experience with the Bostonians who assaulted his home, Hutinson requested the assistance from four thousand British soldiers, more often reffered to as Redcoats, to maintain order.

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Parliament issued more acts to tax the colonizers. One of the most prominent acts taxed lead, paint, and tea. As a result, American colonizers started to rile up. A group of Bostonians assaulted the home of Thomas Hutchinson, the governor of Massachusetts. These individuals ransacked the items within Hutchinson's home, leaving nothing behind.

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Part of the Navigation acts was the Stamp Act, which taxed all printed items. These included newspapers, pamphlets, almanacs, and playing cards.

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The French and Indian War began in early 1754 and ended with a Treaty in 1763. This war provided Great Britain with more land in North America, but paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, ultimately resulting in the American Revolution.

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Parliament issued the Proclamation of 1763 in hopes of creating a peaceful coexistence between Native Americans residing [in what is now known as the United States]. This law forbid American settlers from consoling on native territory unless native rights to the land had first been obtained by purchase or treaty. Additionally, it prohibited settlement in the West, which irritated Colonizers, as owning land was seen as a means of liberty and freedom.

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1760 - Motives for the American Revolution

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1760 - Motives for the American Revolution

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Americans began to critize British control for their way of interfering with colonial affairs. The British settlers denied colonists the same rights that other British shared as the colonists wanted to popularize absolute ideas of commitment to liberty, equality, government of people, and the rule of law. These rules, ultimately, stood for Egalitarian ideas which influenced the new republic.

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Due to their costly contributions to the French and Indian War, Britain struggled to gather enough funding; as a result, Parliament passed a series of acts in order to generate the lost revenue which prompted the taxation of American Loyalists. The most notable acts are the Sugar Act, wich taxed sugar and the Currency Act, which removed paper currencies from circulation.

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American colonists settled in what is now known as the 13 colonies to discard British rule and assemble a new nation with radical ideas. These individuals, known as American Loyalists, wanted to form a government where citizens had the right to govern themselves and have freedom.