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The British colonies (plus the natives) and the French went to war over territory. This, obviously, ended in a British victory and resulted in the Treaty of Paris being signed.
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They were an organization formed to fight the taxes imposed by the British government.
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The british put a tax on stamps in the colonies. They didn't like it very much -
There were actually multiple acts, but altogether they basically put heavy taxes on a lot of products that were imported to the colonies. This was done so the government could have more money. -
British soldiers opened fire on a crowd of colonists, killing 5. -
A group of colonists dressed as Indians, boarded a British ship and destroyed an entire shipment of tea. This was done as protest against the Townshend Acts. -
The laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British -
Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. The writing advocated for freedom from the British government. -
The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence. -
in October 19, 1781 there was the battle of Yorktown. There were 88 people were killed some were German. -
The treaty of paris was signed to end the war between the Americans and the British. -
It was part of a provision of the original Constitution that dealt with how to allot seats in the House of Representatives and dole out taxes based on population. -
At the constitutional convention they were discussing how to govern the country. But the original point of it was to discuss the already existing laws and rights. -
The Constitution became the official framework of the government of the United States.