Edexcel History A-Level (Paper 3, Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914)- Key Topic 1/ The Loss of the American Colonies, 1770-1783
By: Archie Atkinson
Tensions between colonists and the British, 1770–75:, Clashes between British forces and rebels, 1775–76; the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation, Britain's defeat, 1778–83: