Was American independence inevitable? Writing with the benefit of hindsight in 1818, John Adams, one of the central figures in the American Revolution ... So in 1765 Grenville, acting as prime ...

But at the dawn of the American Revolution, it was revolutionary ... All of this changed with the Stamp Act of 1765. Angered by what they saw as unfair taxation, colonists weaponized the consumer ...

The map showcases the battle sites and key historical moments of the American Revolution’s Philadelphia Campaign of 1777. Regional trails featured include the pathways of the Mason-Dixon ...

As the “financier of the revolution,” Morris ... in the corporate affairs of the American Colonies stirred Morris’ desire for liberty. The Stamp Act of 1765 was a particularly egregious ...