AMERICAN REVOLUTION

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• It marked the first time in history that a people fought for their independence in the name of certain universal principles such as rule of law, constitutional rights, and popular sovereignty.

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• The American Revolution was initiated in the year 1763 when British leaders began to become more controlling.
• Britain’s land policy prohibiting settlement in the West irritated colonists as did the arrival of British troops.
• The most serious problem was the need for money to support the empire.

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• Conflicts increased further after Parliament passed the Coercive Acts and the First Continental Congress took their first steps toward independence from Britain.

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• About 7,200 Americans died in battle during the Revolution. Another 10,000 died from disease or exposure and about 8,500 died in British prisons.

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• A quarter of the slaves in South Carolina and Georgia escaped from bondage during the Revolution. The Northern states outlawed slavery or adopted gradual emancipation plans.

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• The states adopted written constitutions that guaranteed religious freedom, increased the legislature's size and powers, made taxation more progressive, and reformed inheritance laws.