The American Revolution <br> The American Revolution ended British rule over America. The result was the formation of the United States in 1776. The American Revolution began with a shift in ideology. The Americans were unhappy with the British monarchy. Founding fathers such as Thomas Jefferson and Samuel Adams led the new way of thinking. People from all classes wanted to have a voice in the government. Corruption was seen as the greatest evil. Civic virtue was seen as the greatest good. Family status no longer decided a person's place in society. The unrest that led to the Revolutionary War can be linked to three events. First, in 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act. This tax on all paper goods was passed to pay for more British troops in America. The colonists complained because they were already being taxed to pay for troops to put them down. This led to more protests and disobedience. The Stamp Act was repealed. The second wave came in 1767. Parliament passed the Townshend Acts. These acts taxed goods such as glass, paint, and paper. Colonists organized boycotts of these products. More British troops arrived in Boston, and violence broke out. British soldiers fired their guns into an angry mob. They killed five colonists. This was called the Boston Massacre. The third event leading to the revolution took place in 1773. Although the British government repealed the Townshend Acts, it left behind one tax on tea. A group of angry Bostonians boarded a British ship. They dumped all of its tea into the harbor. This event was called the Boston Tea Party. The British government and the American colonists could not repair their relationship. By 1775, fighting broke out in Lexington. In 1776, the American Declaration of Independence was passed. By 1781, the fighting ended. The British withdrew from America.
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