The American Revolution began on April 19th, 1775.  This was a “much-needed” war to settle conflicts built up over time.  After the seven years war between the British and French, the British were bankrupt and passed several tax acts on the colonists living on the land they just fought for. From 1763 to 1773, the colonists revealed and boycotted every tax act that was passed, not allowing them to be taxed without representation from the  British government.  The British knew what they wanted, freedom.  This was shown in Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ in 1776, Declaration of Independence; the Americans never gave up until the win in 1781 at Yorktown. After the treaty of Paris in 1783, Americans made this day special, called the 4th of July, to celebrate their finally having independence. The American Revolution was mighty and gave people more hope for a better future, made people believe in what they were afraid of, such as wanting independence, well influenced other countries around the world.

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