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France and great brittan fought for the Ohio River Valley. Both countries wanted to remain a world power.Brittan won and gained world power.
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King george the 3rd wanted control westward expansion.This forbid the colonist to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
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The law was passed by paliament to make the colonist help pay for the cost of the French and Indian war.
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Colonist taunted and threw snowballs at Brittish soldiers,shots were fired 5 colonist died.One of the colonists name was Crispus Attucks
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Sons of liberty,led by Samuel Adams and Paul revere,dressed as Indians and threw tea into the Boston Harbor to protest the Tea act.
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The favorite drink of the Colonist was tea the parliment decided to tax the colonist on tea and passed the Tea act in 1773
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Brittian soldiers met Minutemen at Lexington, shots were fired and 8 minutemen were killed. Redcoats marched onto Concord.Minutemen fired at the Brittish for the first time and this was called,"The shot heard'round the world ."
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Delegates from all the colonies except Georgia met in Philadelphia to discuss problems with Britain
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The declaration of independence was a letter to the king of England explaining why they wanted to be their own country.Thomas Jeffferson was the author .John Adams Ben Franklin helped write it
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The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point in the Revolutionary war.Burgoyne led the Continental Army and France became our ally.
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Lord Cornwallis surrendered in Yorktown which ended the battle of Yorktown and lead to victory in Yorktown for the Americans.
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In the treaty of paris Great Brittain reconized th Independence of the United states.The Mississipi river borders the United states.
