Revolution is a dynamic process with consequences no one can anticipate. Explain the initial goals of the colonists in 1765, at
the time of the Stamp Act, and the evolution to their ultimate decision to declare independence in 1776. How did the colonists justify their protests, and ultimate rebellion? What sources and philosophies were influential? How was the language of freedom and liberty used? Discuss some of the political and social consequences that emerge by 1783. How would life and politics be altered by the end of the Revolutionary War?
