THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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British were looking to seize a storehouse of weapons that belonged to the colonists, but met the Minutemen instead.
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The British fired on the Sons of Liberty as they dumped tea into the Boston Harbor.
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The colonists shot British soldiers bringing tea into the Boston Harbor.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Skirmishes between British troops and colonial militiamen in Lexington and Concord in April 1775 kicked off the armed conflict, and by the following summer, the rebels were waging a full-scale war for their independence.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Taxation Acts, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts were the four main causes that lead to the American Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -Though preceded by years of unrest and periodic violence, the Revolutionary War began in earnest on April 19, 1775, with the battles of Lexington and Concord.
Detailed explanation-4: -The defenders had run out of ammunition, reducing the battle to close combat. The advantage turned to the British, as their troops were equipped with bayonets on their muskets, while most of the colonists were not.