A New Country

   In around 1700, the Patriots, or the Americans, were rebelling against the Redcoats, or the English. It looked like either side could win.

    On December 16, 1773, a group of Patriots went into the harbor on a boat and threw boxes of teabags overboard into the harbor. This was called "The Boston Tea Party". Three years later, on July 4th, 1776, the Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, making the colonies a free nation from England. After five more years, the Redcoats fought their final battle. In Yorktown, Virginia, on September 19, 1781, the Patriots won the final battle of the American Revolution. Less than one month later, on October 19, 1781, the Redcoats surrendered.

    In about 1800, the Colonies were free, making themselves their own country.The Redcoats returned to England and left the Colonies alone.