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3 days ago · The American Revolution was principally caused by colonial opposition to British attempts to impose greater control over the colonies and to make them repay the crown for its defense of them during the French and Indian War (1754–63).
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5 days ago · The first use in English of the term 'terrorism' occurred during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror, when the Jacobins, who ruled the revolutionary state, employed violence, including mass executions by guillotine, to compel obedience to the state and intimidate regime enemies.
Jul 16, 2024 · Time-Line of key dates and events during the American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1783. 1773. December 16th - The Boston Tea Party. 1775. April 19th - The Skirmish at Lexington and Concord. May 10th - Patriots capture The British Garrison at Fort Ticonderoga. June 17th - The Battle of Bunker Hill (Breeds Hill).
1 day ago · The American Revolution was the first of the "Atlantic Revolutions": followed most notably by the French Revolution, the Haitian Revolution, and the Latin American wars of independence. Aftershocks contributed to rebellions in Ireland , the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth , and the Netherlands.
Jul 12, 2024 · From the summer of 1776 to the end of the war in 1783, British forces occupied the city, and New Yorkers themselves were bitterly divided between supporting the British and the Continental Army. So what was life like for New Yorkers during the British occupation?
4 days ago · The French Revolutionary Wars (French: Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. They pitted France against Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, and several other countries.
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3 days ago · It proclaimed the need for terror against the Revolution’s enemies, made economic crimes such as hoarding into capital offenses, and decreed a system of price and wage controls known as the Maximum.
