Scotland's History Enlightenment and Empire American Declaration of Independence The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may ...

In response to this 18th-century vandalism/terrorism/coercion, the British government introduced a series of punitive measures under the Coercive Acts including dissolving the colonial assembly, ...

While John Adams called for a declaration of independence ... to enter the war. Afraid of instigating another English declaration of war, the French had been supporting the American army in ...

“The last 18 months of the American War for Independence were almost entirely ... and more than ever, the city’s Revolutionary past is coming to life at museums and national parks.

Contemporary historians have drawn parallels between the American Declaration and the Declaration of Arbroath. Video: A history of Scotland: The Price of Progress.

For most Americans of the time, the Revolutionary War ... American’. This left them free to embark on their next crusade; ensuring the abolition of slavery in their fledgling state of independence.