1. The Birth of the American Republic
The original 13 English colonies were set up to provide raw materials to Great Britain.
The Navigation Acts were enforced under Cromwell’s commonwealth.
The colonies had a variety of religions and ethnic groups.
After the 7 years’s War relations between the colonies and England became strained. King George III said pay up

4. Growing Discontent with Great Britain
Britain imposed old taxes that it had never enforced. The Stamp Act, the Townsend Acts.
The colonists protested against no taxation without representation.
The Boston Massacre in 1770, British troops opened fire on snowball throwers.
In The Boston tea Party protested against the Tea Act or a tax on tea.
In April Lexington and Concord

8. Declaring Independence
John Adams, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin all risked their lives to support American independence.
They met in the Continental Congress to vote for independence.
George Washington led the Continental Army and Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. ( July 4, 1776)
Best Army vs Rag Tag Revolutionaries

11. Declaring Independence
The turning point in the Revolutionary War was the battle of Saratoga The French joined the side of the Americans.
Spain and the Netherlands also joined to help. ( The British win without this help)
Brutal winter of Valley Forge.
On October 19, 1781 the British surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown.
Treaty of Paris was signed and Britain recognized U.S. independence.

15. THE CONSTITUTION