Sleds on Boston Common

What do you know about the American Revolution? Why did the colonists decide to fight the British? The American Revolution was the war between Great Britain and its 13 American colonies. The war began because the colonists felt that the British government was taxing them unfairly. At first the colonists boycotted British products. By 1775 protest turned into a bitter war. The American Revolution lasted until 1783 and led to the founding of the United States of America. Have you ever participated in a boycott?

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