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Originally Posted by alihashmatkhoso
American Revolution
The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783. The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies won independence from Great Britain, becoming the United States of America
A New Nation Is Born
The French and Indian War cost Britain a lot of money.
Britain wanted the American colonies to help pay for it. In
the 1760s, the British passed new laws that made colonists
pay taxes on sugar, tea, and other things.The colonists
complained.They made speeches and wrote letters to
newspapers. One group protested by throwing crates of
British tea into Boston Harbor.
In 1774, colonists held the First Continental Congress.
They talked about ways to make Britain treat the colonies
more fairly. Britain ignored these ideas and sent troops to
control the colonists.The colonists organized their own army.
The American Revolution began.
Colonists wanted independence from Britain.They
thought the British were treating them unfairly. In 1776, the
colonists wrote the Declaration of Independence. It declared
the American colonies were free from Britain.
A New Nation Is Born
The French and Indian War cost Britain a lot of money.
Britain wanted the American colonies to help pay for it. In
the 1760s, the British passed new laws that made colonists
pay taxes on sugar, tea, and other things.The colonists
complained.They made speeches and wrote letters to
newspapers. One group protested by throwing crates of
British tea into Boston Harbor.
In 1774, colonists held the First Continental Congress.
They talked about ways to make Britain treat the colonies
more fairly. Britain ignored these ideas and sent troops to
control the colonists.The colonists organized their own army.
The American Revolution began.
Colonists wanted independence from Britain.They
thought the British were treating them unfairly. In 1776, the
colonists wrote the Declaration of Independence. It declared
the American colonies were free from Britain.
In 1783, the new Treaty
of Paris gave the colonies their liberty.
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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War.
Start date: September 3, 1783
Location: Paris, France
Condition: Ratification by the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States of America
Effective: May 12, 1784
Drafted: November 30, 1782
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