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Empire, crisis, and revolution

Empire, crisis, and revolution

Timeline-style flowchart showing British victory in 1763 leading to imperial crisis, war for independence, and a stronger federal system by 1796

The American Revolution is best understood as a chain of cause and consequence. Britain's victory over France in 1763 gave it hegemony in North America, but that success also brought debt, new territory to govern, and sharper frontier tensions.

The American Revolution 1740–1796 Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /History
  3. /The American Revolution 1740–1796

Step-by-step lessons on OCR A Level History The American Revolution 1740–1796. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.

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