British imperial attempts to reassert control over its colonies and the colonial reaction to these attempts produced a new American republic, along with struggles over the new nation’s social, political, and economic identity.

• Key Concept: British attempts to assert tighter control over its North American colonies and the colonial resolve to pursue self-government led to a colonial independence movement and the Revolutionary War.

• Key Concept: The American Revolution’s democratic and republican ideals inspired new experiments with different forms of government.

• Key Concept: Migration within North America and competition over resources, boundaries, and trade intensified conflicts among peoples and nations.