What started the American Revolution?

In April 1775 British soldiers, called Lobsterbacks because of there red coats, and minutemen  -the colonist's militia- exchanged gunfire at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. Described as "The shot heard round the world," It signaled the start of American Revolution and led to the creation of a new nation.

Who declared war in the American Revolution?

The Revolutionary war was an insurrection by American patriots in the 13 colonies to British rule, resulting in American independence.

    What happened in the stamp act?

The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards. It was a direct tax imposed by the British Government, without the approval of the colonial legislatures and was payable in hard-to-obtain British sterling, rather than colonial currency.

What happened in the sugar act?

The sugar act reduced the race of tax on molasses from six pence to tree pence per gallon, while Grenville took measures that the duty be strictly enforced. The enforced tax on molasses caused the almost immediate decline in the rum Industry in the colonies.