Revolucion Americana

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The American Revolution was a conflict between the thirteen British colonies in North America and their mother country, Britain.
This revolution consisted of two events: the War of Independence between 1775 and 1783, and the formation of government as established in the Constitution of the United States in 1787.
In the first event, the colonies achieved their independence through warBritain. Then the newly created United States of America established a republican form of government in which power rested with the people. At the end of the war, in 1783, Britain recognized its former colonies as an independent nation. In 1789 representatives of several states ratified the Constitution created a federal government.

The Molasses Act of 1733 
Although the British gave theircolonies more freedom than the Spanish or French, they still made a number of  laws that helped the businessmen in England more than the colonists. The Molasses Act of 1733 is an example of this.
Many New Englanders made a living by turning molasses and sugar into rum. The Molasses Act helped the sugar plantation owners on the islands of the British West Indies. A tax  was placed on the sugar andmolasses that came from the islands. On top of this the law stated that traders in New England could only trade with the British Islands. Many businessmen had been trading with the French and the Dutch. Now these men would lose money.  This made the New Englanders upset with the British.
The French and Indian War
The French fought a war against the colonists and the British over the land inAmerica. This was started in 1754 and lasted until 1763. Europeans called this the Seven Years War.
Many Indians fought on the side of the French. The French had befriended the Indians through their fur trading. The war ended with the British and colonists winning. France lost Canada and all of the French territory east of the Mississippi River except New Orleans.
This war changed the way of thinkingfor the colonists. During the war the colonists fought alongside the British Army. This taught the colonist how to fight as well as making the colonist realize that they no longer needed the British Army for protection. Another result of this war was the colonists learned they must work together to keep their land.
After the war many colonists moved across the mountains. They no longer feared theFrench would attack them.
 
King George III thought it was time to tighten his control on the colonies for several reasons:
* The Indians were still enemies of England and the British settlements.
* The French and Indian War had cost a lot of money. King George wanted the colonists to pay for the war through higher taxes.

King George made a law called the Proclamation of 1763 whichstated the colonists could not move westward over the Appalachian Mountains. The British passed several more laws which also angered the colonists. In 1764 a law was passed which said the colonies could not print or use their own money.
Finally in 1765 the Stamp Act was passed. The tax stamps had to be put on 54 kinds of papers, including playing cards, newspapers, wills and licenses. Thepayments varied from one cent on a newspaper to ten dollars on a college diploma. The payments had to be made in gold or silver.
The colonists began to speak out against the new taxes. Patrick Henry from Virginia spoke the loudest. He said the British Parliament made these laws, but no colonists were in the Parliament.
In October 1765 nine colonies sent people to a meeting in New York City to talkabout the Stamp Act. They made the decision that the Parliament could not tax the American colonies since they had no representation in Parliament. The phrase stated by James Otis, a Boston lawyer,”No taxation without representation" was heard throughout the colonies. The men at this meeting sent a letter asking Britain to repeal the Stamp Act. The British would not listen. Instead they placed new...