Revolutionary War

​The Revolutionary War is the war that gave the 13 colonies their independence.

​The 13 colonies fought against Great Britain in the war.

​There were two major taxes that we talked about the made the colonist really unhappy.

​The first is the Sugar Act of 1764 which made the colonists pay extra for sugar and molasses.

​The next tax that made the colonists really mad was the Stamp Act of 1765.

​They had to buy a stamp for paper products like legal documents, playing cards and newspapers!

​The colonists send King George III the Declaration of Independence.

​This document tells the king that the colonists want to be free and want to be a new nation.

​This started the Revolutionary War.

​The colonies had to form the continental army.

​Who was the leader of the continental army?

​George Washington was the leader of the continental army.

​The war ended after the Battle of Yorktown.

​The colonies won the war after this battle.

​ Britain and the colonies signed a treaty called The Treaty of Paris.

​Treaties are important to officially end a war.

​Now the colonies will have to work together to create their own government!