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Britain's American Colonies
A group of Puritans known as the Pilgrims left Britain for America so they could worship freely. They sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in a ship called the Mayflower. They landed in present day Massachusetts -
Road to Revolt
England united with Scotland to form Britain -
Britain Tightens Its Controls
Between 1756 and 1763, Britain and France fought a war for control of North America -
The Stamp Act
Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which taxed newspapers and other painted material. The colonists were outraged, so they boycotted these three items. -
Unrest In Massachusetts
British Troops and American Colonists clashed. A Boston crowd threw snowballs at the British Soldiers. The Soldiers fired and killed three people. -
Congress in Philadelphia
The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia. -
The Battle of Lexington
On April 19, 1775, they met armed colonists at Lexington and fought the first battle of the America Revolution. -
The Declaration Independence
The congress issued the Declaration of Independence. It was written by Thomas Jefferson in Virginia, the Declaration stated that the Colonies were separating from Britain and forming a new nation- the United States of America -
The Battle of Saratoga
The American won the Battle of Saratoga in New York. -
The Battle of Yorktown
It was the final victory of America, in Virginia. -
The Condtitution of The US
55 delegates met to change the Articles. They met in Philadelphia to write a constitution for an entirely new national government. -
The First President of the US
George Washington was elected toe first president of the United States.
