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This is why at the time, the people were proud to be British (for now), but the war left Great Britain in debt.

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The British decided to tax the colonist by taxing stamps, which came with a lot of things. The colonists were not happy.

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1765: The Sons of Liberty and the Daughters of Liberty are Organized

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1765: The Sons of Liberty and the Daughters of Liberty are Organized

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These groups of colonists did protests against Great Britain.

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The colonists were forced to buy -and pay taxes for- tea. They really did not like this.

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A crowd of colonists came upon some Red Coats in Boston, and threw snowball at them. Then they threw rocks at the Red Coats. The Red Coats had no choice but to fire.

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A group of colonists called The Sons of Liberty dressed up as Native Americans, snuck onto British ships carrying tea, and trew and dumped the tea into the harbor while hurting no one! The colonists loved it, but the British hated it.

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1774: Great Britain Passes the Intolerable Acts

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1774: Great Britain Passes the Intolerable Acts

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The colonists were getting very angry, and now a new act. This is not good.

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Leading colonists from around the colonies came together in Philadelphia to discuss many things including what they were going to do about the British.

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A petition to King George of Great Britain, asking for peace and reforms. He rejected it, leading to war.

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1775: The First Warfare Between the Colonies and Great Britain.

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1775: The First Warfare Between the Colonies and Great Britain.

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The colonies decided to go to war with Great Britain after they rejected the Olive Branch Petition, with the first battles at Lexington, Massachusetts, and Concord, Massachusetts.

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1775: King George the III of Great Britain officially declares the colonies in a rebellion

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1775: King George the III of Great Britain officially declares the colonies in a rebellion

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King George declared them in a rebellion! The colonies wanted to be their own country.

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1776: The Second Continental Congress and The Declaration of Independence

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1776: The Second Continental Congress and The Declaration of Independence

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Leading figures from most if not all the colonies met up for the Second Continental Congress and declared independence!

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1777: An American Victory at The Battle of Saratoga is a Turning Point in the War

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1777: An American Victory at The Battle of Saratoga is a Turning Point in the War

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A victory at this battle turned the tide for America and made it worse for the British.

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1778: France Picks the Side of the Americans

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1778: France Picks the Side of the Americans

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France decided to side with America. This is not a surprise and the British and French at the time have hated each other for a long time.

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1781: The End of the War has Begun When the British Were Defeated at Yorktown

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1781: The End of the War has Begun When the British Were Defeated at Yorktown

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This defeat lead to peace negotiations.

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The British and Americans finally did a peace treaty in Paris. The fighting between the two has stopped, for now.

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In this war we see America try to invade the British colonies of Canada, and the British burn down the White House.

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1818: The Borders Between The U.S. and Canada are Decided

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1818: The Borders Between The U.S. and Canada are Decided

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The borders for the U.S. and canada were finally decided, but they were not permanent.

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The U.S. gets a new state called Florida.

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A trail used for horses and wagons to travel to Oregon.

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America decided to expand out to the Northwestern part and colonize the area, so did the British. They decided to just joint occupy the area.

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1846: U.S. and Canadian Borders Finally Settled

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1846: U.S. and Canadian Borders Finally Settled

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Now the border talks are done but there is now both claim San -Juan Islands.

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America went to war against Mexico and gained many new states and territories.

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A Native American discovered gold and it attracted a lot of Americans. But instead of returning to America afterwards, about a dozen just settled on San Juan Islands, one of those is named Lyman Cutler. Remember that. This gold rush actually happened in Canada

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Thanks to a treaty having loose wording, there was a dispute between some tiny islands that almost caused a war between America and Great Britain. When they took the problem to the German Empire, the Germans let the U.S. have them.

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Abraham Lincoln was a leading figure in this new party. Over time, ideologies changed between the Republicans and Democrats.

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The Shooting of a pig on San Juan Islands almost caused a war between America and Great Britain, but it never happened. Some historians think general Harney had a plan with general Picket, and set up camp there, but captain Hornby of the British navy did not land British troops.

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1860: The Southern U.S. States Start to Secede

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1860: The Southern U.S. States Start to Secede

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This is what caused the American Civil War, the slave owning Confederates (C.S.A.), and the good Union (U.S.A.). The C.S.A. would be nicknamed "Dixie", which would later be a name for women.

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1860-1865: Escaped Slave Use "The Underground Railroad".

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1860-1865: Escaped Slave Use "The Underground Railroad".

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The Underground Railroad was a codename for a lot of connecting tunnels coming from the south, and leading to the north, and some lead to southern Canada.

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The southern states in the U.S. now wanted to secede even more, so more and more states seceded.

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This is the first battle of the American Civil War. While no one dies there, it was the thing that sparked America's bloodiest war.

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A blockade by the U.S. happened until the end of the AMerican Civil War.

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1861: Escaped Slaves From the Confederates Could be Held as "Contraband"

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1861: Escaped Slaves From the Confederates Could be Held as "Contraband"

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Later in history, free black men could enlist in the Union Army.

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1861: George B. McClellan Becomes a General

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1861: George B. McClellan Becomes a General

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Later in the war, he would run against Lincoln, but he lost.

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Lincoln's beloved son, Willie, died from typhoid fever, at 11. Lincoln was very sad, and mourned his death, but continued to be strong.

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1862: George B. McClellan is Demoted From the Potomac

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1862: George B. McClellan is Demoted From the Potomac

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For failing to attack the enemy for the rest of the year, George B. McClellan was demoted.

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1862: Battle of the Monitor and Merrimac

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1862: Battle of the Monitor and Merrimac

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The U.S.S. Merrimac and C.S.S. Monitor found each other, a battle ensued.

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Confederate forces attack General Ulysses S. Grant's forces, causing a battle.

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Union Spies in northern Georgia captured the Confederate locomotive named the General. The Conductor and Engineer of the General chased them on foot, then on the Yonah locomotive, then on foot again, and last, on the Texas locomotive. The Union Spies' last result was setting a box car on fire so it would set fire to the wooden bridge, but it was raining,so the Texas just coupled it. The Union Spies tried everything to stop them, but just before the border to the Union, they got captured. Some were even hanged. Eventually, later in history, there would be 2 movies about it. The chase lasted for 7 hours.

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A battle that lasted for 7 days. George B. McClellan was leading on the Union Side, and Robert E. Lee was the confederate general in this battle. Remember, McClellan was demoted, not fired. But after the battle, since McClellan refused to chase and wipe out Lee's forces, McClellan was fired.

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The Union found General Lee's plans wrapped around some cigars in a field, and so, the Union won this battle!

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It was written and proposed in September of that year, and was passed. In January of the next year, every slave in the U.S.A., and C.S.A., would be as far as the Union's government was concerned, free.

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The Union couldn't get the bridges on time so they had to camp until they came and they could cross the river, sadly, the Union lost.

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The Union sadly lost this battle, but the Confederates did lose an important figure. As the so called "Stonewall Jackson", Lee's sort of right hand man, was returning, it was night, and the Confederate troops didn't recognize him, so they opened fire, and Jackson died.