Empire - America
By: Louis Lardner
Tensions between colonists and the British: Taxation and Tea duties, Boston Tea party; the Coercive acts and their impact., Clashes between British forces and rebels, 1775-76; the Declaration of independence and Articles of Confederation., Britain's defeat; French and Spanish involvement, Britain's limited resources; the defeats of Burgoyne and Cornwallis; the decision to seek peace and accept the Treaty of Paris.