Revolutions that reshaped world history.

The history books are full of runners describing color revolutions by organized groups of people who fought with their lives to replace an inherent ruling system with another. many turned out to be failures, but sometimes one would affect a triumphant success. These revolutions tended to shape not just one country, but several, their influence sometimes crossing continents. The following five revolutions are particularly notable for their long-term impact on the world. With bloodshed came change, and whether it was for better or worse, the significance of such vital moments in our history cannot be denied. 1. The American Revolution (1765-1783) Pressures between the British and their 13 American colonies began to mount in 1765 with the preamble of the Stamp Act, a decree assessing unpopular duties on the colonies as a means of paying off the fees of the Seven Years' War with France. Pockets of violence broke out as protesters resenting the new charges added to their misery. A notable rebellion occurred in 1773 when a group of protesters known as the Sons of Liberty kicked 342 cases of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the taxation of tea, an event that became known as the Boston Tea Party. In 1774, 12 delegates from the thirteen colonies met to resolve the situation and form the Continental Congress, which served as the governing body for the colonies as they transitioned to independence. At first, they did not openly demand independence, but condemned taxation without representation in the British Parliament. War broke out in 1775 with the Battles of Lexington and Concord when royal forces were diverted to expropriate American military munitions and inventory. On July 4 of the following time, the Continental Congress signed a protest for independence, an approved declaration rejecting the British monarchy, which ultimately laid the foundation for the formation of the United States of America. The violence continued several times until George Washington's colors, along with the French army, won the decisive palm over the British at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. The conflict was officially concluded for the last two times by the Treaty of Paris of 1783, in which the British abandoned all claims in the US.