How Did The Colonies React To The American Revolution

Why did the colonies decide to break away from their mother country Great Britain in 1775? Well, the American Revolution is something taught in schools across the United States as early as the sixth grade. The American Revolution started in 1775, as a result of the British Parliament raising taxes, to make up for the cost of the Seven Years' War as well as make the colonies pay for the cost of their defense, on many goods with the Stamp, Sugar, Townshend, and the Tea Acts. These acts were also known as the Intolerable Acts of 1774. The Stamp Act put taxes on items such as documents, playing cards, and various papers. The Townshend Act was introduced by Charles Townshend and "Townshend hoped the acts would defray imperial expenses in the colonies,