The American Revolution was a revolution that began in 1775 and ended in 1783, leading to the creation of the United States of America and being the first major (and successful) revolt against the British Empire.
Results
Unforeseen Consequences
Many of the further consequences of the revolution were also due in part to the French revolution.
- In 1783, 70,000 loyalists fled to Canada and other parts of the British Empire (out of a population of 3.1 million, or 2.2% of the population).
- In 1797, a republican insurrection was attempted in Scotland, inspired by the revolutions in France and America.
- Debts incurred by sponsoring the revolutionaries (combined with many french soldiers and commanders being convinced of Enlightenment ideals) led to the French Revolution.
- The loss of a large colony led to the British colonisation of Australia to compensate for land, triggering wars against the indigenous population and Australia becoming a penal colony and the source of the empire's wool.