The American Revolution
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Key ideas in The American Revolution
- Early battles were fought to force the King to respect colonial rights as British subjects
- The British Parliament in London had no colonial representatives
- The Olive Branch Petition was a final attempt to stay in the Empire peacefully
- Colonists believed only their own local assemblies had the legal right to tax them
- Independence only became the main goal after a year of open fighting
- The issue was the lack of consent, not just the amount of money being charged
- The initial goal of the conflict was reform within the British system, not independence.
- The legal meaning of 'No taxation without representation'
- Common Sense argued that monarchy was an absurd form of government
- The pamphlet was written for everyday people, not just lawyers and politicians
- It turned the desire for 'rights' into a desire for 'independence'
- The colonies needed to prove they were a legitimate nation to get help from France and Spain
- It served as a legal document to justify why they were breaking the law by rebelling
- The Sons of Liberty used organized, symbolic acts to send messages to London
- The impact of Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense' on public opinion
- The Boston Tea Party was careful to only destroy the tea, not other ship cargo
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You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
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Why did colonists feel the British Parliament lacked the authority to pass laws for them?
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Where The American Revolution takes you
Discover how thirteen divided colonies transformed into a single nation by challenging the world's greatest superpower.
- 1
The Road to Rebellion
- Breaking Up with the King
- Winning the Impossible War
- 2
Building the New Nation
- Inventing a New Government
2 sections · 3 units · 9 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
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