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Representatives, burgesses, were elected to represent in the House of Burgesses. This new government meeting was based off of England's Parliament.
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England unites with Scotland to form a new nation, Britain, with more materials and expansion of power.
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The French and British war for sovereignty over North America, and Britain wins, by the Treaty of Paris.
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Parliament passes the Stamp Act, which raises taxes in the colonies. The colonists are enrages, and protest.
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After much protest for lower taxes, Britain sends troops to the colonies. The colonists and soldiers fight, with the commoners only armed with snow and whatever they could grab. After five casualties, Parliament removes all taxes but tea.
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Delegates from all of the twelve colonies meet in Philadelphia for the first Continental Congress.
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British troops meet colonists at Lexington, the first battle of the American Revolution.
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Thomas Jefferson, a member of Congress, wrote a statement of freedom from Britain, to form the United States of America.
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After seeing that the Americans might just win, the French form an ally with them in order to defeat the old enemy, the British army.
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The American and French forces defeat the British, in the final battle of the revolution.
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Delegates meet and create a constitution with three government branches.
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George Washington, a former British soldier, is elected the first president of the United States.
