The Road to Independence

The protest against British taxes known as the "Boston Tea Party," 1773. (Library of Congress)

1. A New Colonial System
2. Stamp Act
3. Taxation Without Representation
4. Townshend Acts
5. Samuel Adams
6. Boston "Tea Party"
7. The Coercive Acts
8. The Revolution Begins
9. Common Sense and Independence
10. Defeats and Victories
11. Franco-American Alliance
12. The British Move South
13. Victory and Independence
14. The Significance of the American Revolution

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    • Early America
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