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Colonal Times
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trouble in the frontier
a struggle on the western frontier draw france and british into a worldwide struggle. -
The colonists resist tighter control
efforts to solve britains financal problems raise the anger of people in the colonies -
from protest to rebellion
by 1775 many americans were so enraged by british tax policies that they were ready to break away from britain -
the war begins
the fist days of war both sides expected the struggle to be short they never expected to fight for seven years -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a brilliant piece of writing Buliding on the ideas of the Enlightenment , it uses step-by-step logic to explain why the colonist wanted to break away from british rule. -
a critical time
the american army many difficulties in the earley years of the war -
governing a new nation
weakness in the articels of confederation convinced leading americans that the country needed a stong central government -
winning independence
after a final victory, the american at last achieved independence from british rule. -
winning independence
after a final victory,the americans at last achieved independence from british rule -
The final battle
The british had to surrender the battle of yorktown because the american and french forces surrounded them -
writing the constitusion
a frame work was created by the constitusion in 1787 in the summer -
debating the constitusion
the states approve the contitusion but many of the states insisted that it also include a bill of right -
bill of rights
this bill of right was to help people from suffering from the english rules -
the war widens
the impact of the war was felt by all americans in every part of the nation
