Around 1750, the British mainland American colonies had a population of approximately ... This led to the American Revolution, with its ethos of freedom and equality. The spirit of the age was ...

The American Revolution began as a North American conflict between the newly formed United States and Great Britain over the question of whether the thirteen colonies could become an independent ...

In the 1760s and 1770s, Britain levied taxes and duties on her American colonies that were met with ... set for the first battles of the American Revolution.