was a tax the british parliament imposed

americans were angered by this and didn't want more taxes which ultimately led to independence

In protest of the tea act 50 colonists dressed up at Mohawk Indians, boarded British tea ships and threw 90,000 pounds of tea over board

This was to show that they are closer to independence

To keep order, the British government sent soldiers to Boston, Massachusetts. On March 5, 1770, British soldiers fired

This shows that american had enough and later the boston tea party showed that

Called by the Committees of Correspondence in response to the Intolerable Acts

Battle of Bunker Hill. Over five thousand troops fought at Bunker Hill, where the British managed to hold their territory against the American

French and Indian War. The initial issues, which caused many of the grievances of the American colonists against their British governors, can be traced back

Battles of Lexington and Concord. British General Thomas Gage led a force of British soldiers from Boston to Lexington 

King George III that told the colonists they could NOT settle in any land west of the Appalachian Mountains

Battles of Saratoga are considered a turning point in the war. After General John Burgoyne surrendered to colonial troops in October

Congress voted to declare independence from England. After two days of debate and some changes to the document, the Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. This action represented a formal separation of the American colonies from Great Britain