"The English are coming, the English are coming!" Did you know that these famous words were never shouted by Paul Revere? However, the English were actually coming. America's ancestors came to this land to escape the oppression of British rule. It was only when they were overloaded by the English that they rose up to fight for independence and freedom. This historical event was known as the American Revolution. The American Revolution gave birth to democracy in America through major historical events, unknown facts, and famous written agreements. Resistance to the English and their control of the colonies began with a small group of men called The Sons of Liberty. Over time, they grew into a large organization with members throughout the colonies. Their main purpose was to repel the extreme taxes that the English imposed on them. After numerous acts of parliament were passed to extort money through taxes from the colonists, they began to rebel in an attempt to show their discontent to the English (History.com Staff, 2009). The Sons of Liberty's most famous revolt was the Boston Tea Party. The English taxed the colonists whatever they could get away with. When they taxed tea, which the colonists could only purchase from the English, the colonists told the English to take their tea ships home. The English refused. As a result, colonist Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty protested by sneaking aboard tea ships disguised as Indians and dumping the whole tea in Boston Harbor. The British, angered by this, closed the port and imposed further sanctions ("Boston tea party", 2009). The American Revolution began shortly thereafter. Many battles took place in the Rev...... middle of paper ......revolution/battle-of-saratogaBet You Didn't Know: Revolutionary War [Web]. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history/videos/bet-you-didnt-know-revolutionary-war?m=528e38969e64dBoston tea party [Web]. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-partyHistory.com Staff. (2009). Stamp deed [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/stamp-actPaul revere [Web]. (2014). Excerpt from Paul Revere. (2014). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 05:16, March 15, 2014, from http://www.biography.com/people/paul-revere-9456172.Treaty of Paris [Web]. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/treaty-of-parisushistory.org. (2014). Drafting of the Constitution [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.ushistory.org/us/15.asp