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: The Intolerable Acts (1774) , designed to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party , led to the formation of the First Continental Congress .

The war grew from more than a decade of tension over British attempts to assert greater control after years of "salutary neglect". Key drivers included: american revolutionary war

: Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and later the first U.S. President. : The Intolerable Acts (1774) , designed to

The revolution was the first successful colonial war for independence in modern history. It established a democratic republic based on a written and Bill of Rights , inspiring similar movements worldwide, such as the French Revolution. Expand map Revolutionary War - Timeline, Facts & Battles | HISTORY : The Intolerable Acts (1774)

: The British monarch whose policies the colonists resisted.