American Revolution

The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was the bloodiest clash of the American Revolution. The British suffered 1054 casualties. American casualties were less than 450. This was a tactical victory for the British but for the Americans it was a moral victory because they had successfully held off the most powerful army in the world..

The British Strategy of the 1777 Campaign Season
The British had three options available for the campaign of 1777. These options would effectively cut off New England from the other colonies, thus allowing the British to stop the spread of the fighting and to continue the war in New England.

The Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was the governing body of the 13 Colonies during the American Revolution. Each Colony sent representatives to discuss the issue of the Parliaments invasion of their rights as Englishmen. Thus, when the Colonists met, they created a weak central government, in which the States held the power.

Causes of the American Revolution: The Problem Begins
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the culmination of the causes of the American Revolution. In this article you will learn about the problems between England and the Colonies which lead to the American Revolution.

Causes of the American Revolution: The Townshend Duties
In his attempt to straighten out the mess, Charles Townshend framed his famous Revenue Act of 1767. This was in line of the colonial view of taxing. However, these acts would cause further trouble for the British government and renew the strain on the relationship between the colonies and the mother country.

Causes of the American Revolution: The Tea Act and the Boston Tea Party
The Tea act of 1773 was an attempt to assist the British East India Company out of its financial troubles. This act in effect gave the company a virtual monopoly on the tea trade in the colonies. However, this act would so outrage the Colonist that they would have their own tea party... in Boston Harbor.

Causes of the American Revolution: The Coercive Acts
The destruction of the tea was so reprehensible that Parliament passed the Intolerable or Coercive Acts of 1774. Bostonians would bear the brunt of these acts. In the end, neither the Colonists nor England could now back down without a complete surrender.

Causes of British and French Rivalry in the Colonies
The causes for the rivalry between France and Britain are the disputes that developed over land in the colonies, control of the fur trade in the colonies and over the balance of power in Europe.

New Jersey's Pine Barrens: Tranquility and Revolution
n this article by contributing author Catherine D Pinzka you will learn about the New Jersey Pine Barrens you will learn that the area was tranquil yet was a major area of upheaval during the American Revolution.

The Rise and Present State of Our Misunderstanding
In this article by Benjamin Franklin, you will learn his view of the problems that the colonists were complaining about, prior to the Revolution.

Rules by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One
Preliminary to the outbreak of the American Revolution the colonies where in an uproar over the new policies handed down by Parliament. Benjamin Franklin wrote down twenty ways in which the British empire could be reduced.

The Stamp Act: An Attempt to Defray the Expense of War

The English Ministry was already preparing a scheme for the raising of revenue in America: The question of the right of taxation suddenly obtruded itself. The Americans claimed the right as Englishmen to tax themselves.

The American Attack on British Institutions Part 1
Despite the fact that there is no State religion in the United States, religion has always played an important role in American Politics, from colonial times to the present.