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The American Indians were fighting to maintain control of their land and their cultural future. -
The colonists were forced to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards. -
American colonists rebelled against the taxes they found repressive, rallying around the cry, “no taxation without representation. -
The British marched into Lexington and Concord intending to suppress the rebellion by taking weapons from the colonists but, their actions sparked the first battle of the Revolutionary War. -
It marked an official step taken by the American colonies toward independence from British rule under the monarchy of King George III. -
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary War. America's defeat of the superior British army lifted patriot morale, furthered the hope for independence, and helped to secure the foreign support needed to win the war. -
Washington and his men were struggling with low resources and the temperature. Baron Von Steuben helped supply the troops and he would do daily drills for the soldiers, helping them become a fighting force. -
The battle of Yorktown proved to be the decisive engagement of the American Revolution.