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A war broke out between the British and the French over the control of North America. The colonists were on the English's side, while the natives helped the French.
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The Stamp Act was a tax on any paper or document passed by the British Parliament to collect money for the 10,000 troops to be positioned in the Appalachian Mountains frontier.
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The soldiers grew tired of people and things there, so they pulled out.
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It is an event planned and masterminded by the Sons of Liberty, colonists dressed up as Indians and poured a lot of British tea into the harbor.
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The colonists described some British actions after the Boston Tea Party as Intolerable Acts; Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act.
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A meeting in Carpenter Hill, Philadelphia to discuss the acts against the British.
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A meeting that included repersentatives from all 13 colonies to discuss acts against the British.
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2400 redcoats met 1500 american soldiers on bunker hill and suffered a great loss of 1000 soldiers.
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Thomas Paine published a pamphlet about why British should be hated.
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This marked the independance of America from Britain.
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Jefferson began drafting it on June 11.The final draft was submitted on June 28 and released to the public on July 4th, 1776.
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Surrounded by American troops, the British army, with 8000 men, led by Cornwallis surrendered.
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2 years after Cornwallis surrendered in Yorktown, the Treaty of Paris was signed, officially marking the independance of United States of America.
