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War between Britain and France. War was over land in North America.
Britain tried to make the colonies pay for the war. -
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Britain's first attempt to take some control over the colonies. Colonies started to get infuriated with Britain.
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Street fight between Patriot mob throwing snowballs and a British Military Squad. Samuel Adams had it doctored up and distributed to the other cities
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Sons of Liberty dumped 342 chests of tea from the British East India Tea Company into the Boston Harbor. British tea was more expensive and they couldn't really afford it
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King George is continuing his pursuit of taxes and closed the port until all the tea that got dumped into the Boston Harbor is paid for. All of this only angered the colonists further
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The shot heard around the world. The first Battle of the revolutionary war
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This was the point of no return for the Continental Army. They had 2 choices FREEDOM or DEATH
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General Burgoyne surrendered!
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The Revolutionary War is Over. British surrender.
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The final agreement saying the Colonies were now free from Britain.
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USA adopts the constitution ratified by every state
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First ten ammendments to the Constitution