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    George III became King of England in 1760. The American War of Independence began in 1775 due to taxes imposed on the American colonies without representation. Key events included the Boston Tea Party in 1773 and the Declaration of Independence in 1776, which established the United States as a new nation. The war ended with the Treaty of Versailles in 1783, which recognized American independence and established the United States as a republic under a new federal constitution.

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    George III became King of England in 1760. The American War of Independence began in 1775 due to taxes imposed on the American colonies without representation. Key events included the Boston Tea Party in 1773 and the Declaration of Independence in 1776, which established the United States as a new nation. The war ended with the Treaty of Versailles in 1783, which recognized American independence and established the United States as a republic under a new federal constitution.

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    An age of revolutions

    Performer Heritage
    Marina Spiazzi, Marina Tavella,
    Margaret Layton © 2016
    An age of revolutions

    1.George III (1760-1820)

    George II’s grandson

    Allan Ramsay, King George III


    in coronation robes, ca. 1765.

    Performer Heritage
    An age of revolutions

    2.The American War


    of Independence 1775/83
    Causes
    • The new taxes on the American colonies: the most unpopular was
    the Tea tax
    •The colonies did not have any representatives in the English
    Parliament

    Consequences
    •The ‘Boston Tea Party’
    (1773)  the rebels ( dressed up as Indians)
    •threw tea imported from Britain into the
    harbour.
    •Their motto ‘No taxation
    without representation’.
    Performer Heritage
    An age of revolutions

    2.The American War


    of Independence
    The Americans were divided into
    ‘Patriots’
    •wanted independence;
    •had no army, knew the land;
    •supported by the French fleet which prevented the British navy from
    aiding the Loyalists; they helped them, too
    ‘Loyalists’
    •wanted to remain part of Britain;
    •their army was too small both to attack and defend what
    it had won;
    •their army was distant from supplies and orders.

    Performer Heritage
    An age of revolutions

    2.The American War


    of Independence
    July,4th, 1776 American Declaration of Independence
    written by Thomas Jefferson

    stated that

    all men have a governments can


    the 13 colonies natural right to claim the right to rule
    = a new nation ‘life, liberty, and only if they have
    Made by 13 States the pursuit of ‘the consent of the
    happiness’ governed’

    Performer Heritage
    An age of revolutions

    2.The American War


    of Independence
    Treaty of Versailles 1783

    Britain recognised
    the independence
    of its former colonies.

    The Republic of the United States of America


    adopted a federal constitution in 1787.

    George Washington became the first President in 1789.


    Created the Capital City W. DC , a special area (District of Columbus)
    Performer Heritage

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