What really started the American Revolution? In this video, we trace the key causes behind the conflict, from the Stamp Act ...

The museum opened in April 2017. Staff from the new Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia showcased exhibits and artifacts and responded to viewer comments and questions. The museum ...

It was 252 years ago today that the British Parliament signed the Stamp Act, a move that lit the fuse for a revolution in the American colonies that burned for a decade. LibertyTreeOfBoston_640 ...

National Museum of American History Pamphlet, "Consideration on the Propriety of Imposing Taxes", 1766 National Museum of American History Stamp Act Box, 1766 National Museum of American History ...

As with most major events in history, the start of the American Revolution ... starting with the Sugar Act in April 1764, which taxed sugar and other commodities. The Stamp Act in March 1765 ...

John Adams was born in the American colonies, and grew up as a subject of Great Britain. Beginning in the 1760s, soon after he had finished his legal studies, a series of political events forced ...

However, there were many causes of the American Revolution in addition to anger over the Stamp Act. Did Taxation Without Representation End After the American Revolution? After the American ...

But with the American Revolution, which began 250 years ago ... you know, the taxes, the Stamp Act, the Townsend duties back in the 1760s," said Jim Hollister, a park ranger at Minute Man National ...

King George III imposed the Sugar Act, which taxed foreign imports ... it as the single most important event leading up to the American Revolution," said Evan O'Brien, the creative services ...