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Click here for Part 1 Preface There was widespread protest against the Townshend Acts. Boston merchants boycotted British goods. Soon the o ther colonies joined the protest. The women formed their own organization called the " Daughters of Liberty". Boston Massacre The British mobilized more troops to encounter the protests. This enraged the people further and many people joined the protest. In March 1770, the local people started to throw snowballs on the British troops, but the British retaliated with bullets. Five civilians were killed. The patriots pressed throughout the colonies declared the Boston Massacre, an unwarranted crime committed against the people of Boston, by the cruel British. The wrath continued to grow, the colonists set their sight on the remaining tax on tea. Boston Tea Party On December 16th a band of patriots know as the "Sons of Liberty" disguised themselves as Native Americans, and marched down to the Boston Harbour, and boarded a Briti

Introduction The American Revolutionary War, also known as The American War of Independence or T he American Revolution (1775–83), is a rebellion that led 13 of Britain's North American colonies to political independence and formed the United States. The war followed the expansion of alienation for more than a decade between the British Crown and its large and influential segment of the North American colony. Until early 1778, the conflict was a civil war within the British Empire, but then when France (1778) and Spain (1779) joined the colony against Britain, it became an international war. From the beginning, naval power was extremely important in deciding the course of the war. The Navy provided flexibility to British strategy, offsetting a relatively small number of troops sent to the United States and ultimately enabling the French to help the US bring about the final British surrender at Yorktown. Colonies of the European Powers The European Powers, The