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== American Revolution ==
In 1770, the [[British Empire]] was the greatest in the world, and it continue to grow in power into the 1800s. The idea that 13 different colonies with tiny armies and a divided populations - a large percentage of which were pacifist Quakers - could defeat the mighty British would have been absurd in 1770. But, this unlikely victory came true. The story of the epic struggle for freedom is the story of the American Revolution.
However, the British government appointed colonists to sell the stamps, imagining that intimidation would persuade them to do as the government asked. Instead, they simply didn't sell stamps, and the colonies kept doing business without them. Realizing that it had underestimated the colonies, Britain repealed the Stamp Act in 1766.
The Townshend Acts were the next crisis caused by the British government, taxing the colonists' imports. In 1770, in what became known as the "Boston Massacre," British troops shot and killed a colonial mob for throwing snowballs (some having with rocksin them) at itthem. (The future President John Adams then served as the defense attorney for the British soldiers, and obtained "not guilty" (acquittal) verdicts for them because they were provoked into shooting.)
At last, American's would not tolerate England's oppression. The British responded by revoking Massachusetts’ charter, closing Boston Harbor, installing "Green Mountain Boys" captured Fort Ticonderoga in 1775 because Ethan Allen wanted to protect his land holdings in a British general as governor, and repealing liberties like the right to hold town meetingsdisputed area that became Vermont.
The British also passed the Quebec Act, which gave the Canadians part of the Ohio Valley, which . This infuriated the colonists. It also In addition, the Act gave the French more freedoms, such as freedom of religion for the Catholic Church there. Colonists were angered because (1) they felt people in Quebec were getting more freedoms than they had and (2) they feared establishment of an Anglican Church in America.
The [[First Continental Congress]] was held in 1774. 12 colonies (not Every Colony except Georgia) agreed to disobey Coercive Acts, withhold taxes, cut trade, and arm the their people.
The [[Second Continental Congress]] was held in 1775: made written money and named George Washington head of [[Continental Army]], who governed during the Revolution.
