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