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The Stamp Act forced the colonists to pay taxes on everything from documents to playing cards. The colonists didn't like this.
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The Townshend duties made the American colonists pay taxes on tea, paint, and many other things. The colonists became very angry at the extra, unfair taxes.
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The colonists had grown tired of being unfairly taxed and bullied. They decided to fight back.
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These were also called the Intolerable Acts by the colonists. They were laws passed by the British to make the colonists cooperate.
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The first shots of the war were fired in Massachusetts. Thousands of volunteers came to help the Continental Army.
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The colonists, called Patriots, lost the battle but they put up a good fight. It showed the British troops they meant business.
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British Navy troops came against South Carolina, but the Patriots held their ground and won the battle.
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The Declaration of Independence was signed, declaring America's freedom.
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Washington brought his troops into New Jersey on Christmas night, surprising British troops. Washington's army claimed the victory.
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George Washington's troops spent a brutal winter in Valley Forge. It was freezing, and there was little food, but the army made it through.
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After several American victories against the British, France decided to side with the Americans. With their help the Americans were much stronger.
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When it became clear that the northern territories were strong for the Patriots, the British decided to focus their battles in the South. They took Charleston, a Patriot stronghold.
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Charleston fell to the British.
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When it became clear that the Patriots would win the war, many colonists who were loyal to England decided to move away. Many of them went north, to Canada.
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The Treaty of Paris was signed and the war came to an end.
