The American Revolution did not erupt suddenly in 1776 but was the product of decades of tension between Britain and its colonies. After the Seven Years’ War, when Britain became the world’s most ...
The United States marked its 250th anniversary this year. Since its independence in 1776, the U.S. territory has expanded ...
Tensions had been building between the American colonists and the British government for more than a decade before the “shot heard ‘round the world” was fired at the Battles of Lexington and Concord.