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The American Revolution (1765–1783) was an ideological and political movement in the Thirteen Colonies which peaked when colonists initiated the ultimately successful war for independence (the American Revolutionary War) against the Kingdom of Great Britain.
The American Revolution includes political, social, and military aspects. The revolutionary era is generally considered to have begun with the passage of the Stamp Act in 1765 and ended with the ratification of the United States Bill of Rights in 1791. The military phase of the revolution, the American Revolutionary War, lasted
1688 - The first recorded formal protest against slavery, the 1688 Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery. 1688–97 – King William's War, the North American theater of the Nine Years' War. 1688 – The Glorious Revolution occurs; King James II flees to France and is replaced by William and Mary of Orange.
April: American ports opened to all nations. May: Continental Congress authorizes the drafting of new state constitutions. July 4: Adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence. 1776–83 – American Revolution. 1783 – September: Britain signs the Treaty of Paris, recognizing American independence. [3]
American Revolution (1775–1783 ... May 7, 1688; The government of the Dominion of New-England in ... Map of North America at the start of Queen Anne ...
1688 (MDCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1688th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 688th year of the 2nd millennium, the 88th year of the 17th century, and the 9th year of the 1680s decade. As of the start of ...
American insurgent victory: British forces raiding Concord driven back into Boston with heavy losses. [3] Siege of Boston: April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776: Massachusetts: American victory: British eventually evacuate Boston after Americans fortify Dorchester heights [4] Gunpowder Incident* April 20, 1775: Virginia
Mather was clandestinely spirited aboard a ship bound for England in April 1688. [45] He and other Massachusetts agents were well received by James, who promised in October 1688 that the colony's concerns would be addressed. [46] However, the events of the Glorious Revolution took over, and James was deposed by William III and Mary II. [47]