In1620 Pilgrims arrived from England on the Mayflower and established the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.
The English presence continued to expand along the east coast of North America. By 1732, thirteen colonies were founded.
In 1770 King George III was still in control of the 13 colonies but the colonists had no representatives in the British Parliament.
Colonists began to protest and revolt against the unfair laws and the new taxes imposed by the British government. The most famous revolts took place in Boston.
In July 1775 the Revolutionary War began between the British and the colonists, who wanted their independence. George Washington was General of the Army.
On July 4th, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The document explained that the colonies became a new nation, independent from Great Britain.
On June 14th, 1777 the Continental Congress chose a flag and adopted the Stars and Stripes.
The war ended in 1783. The United States of America were born.
In 1789 George Washington wrote the US constitution and a few months later he became the first President of the United States of America.
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Corrected Textmore↓In1620 Pilgrims arrived from England on the Mayflower and established the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.
The English presence continued to expand along the east coast of North America. By 1732, thirteen colonies were founded.
In 1770 King George III was still in control of the 13 colonies but the colonists had no representatives in the British Parliament.
Colonists began to protest and revolt against the unfair laws and the new taxes imposed by the British government. The most famous revolts took place in Boston.
In July 1775 the Revolutionary War began between the British and the colonists, who wanted their independence. George Washington was General of the Army.
On July 4th, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The document explained that the colonies became a new nation, independent from Great Britain.
On June 14th, 1777 the Continental Congress chose a flag and adopted the Stars and Stripes.
The war ended in 1783. The United States of America was born.
In 1789 George Washington wrote the US constitution and a few months later he became the first President of the United States of America.
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