Revolution!!!
The colonists were not happy. The Stamp Acts pushed them to a limit and tensions were rising. March 5th, 1770, Boston Massachusetts, British Redcoats opened fire on angry colonists, killing 5 and wounding several others. The British Soldiers got off clean as well which infuriated the colonists (www.history.com). December, 1773, The Sons of Liberty of Boston, led by Samuel Adams, raided a British cargo ship anchored in Boston harbor. Dressed as Mohawk Indians, the Sons of Liberty dumped about 46 tons of tea into the harbor (www.bostonteapartyships.com). Parliament, in relation, implemented the Intolerable Acts and moved troops into Boston to keep order.
the declaration of independence
On July 4th, 1776, Congress signed the Declaration of Independence. Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, the signatures were of many famous and vital characters such as John Hancock, who signed his large signature across the middle, Samuel Adams, and his brother John Adams who later became president. The document declared Americas grievances with the King and declared their independence from England (http://www.heritage.org/initiatives/first-principles/primary-sources/the-declaration-of-independence)
Below (Left to Right), the signing of the Declaration of Independence, (the-declaration-of-independence-john-trumbull.jpg), the actual document now kept in Washington D.C, (images), and a portrait of Thomas Jefferson, creator of the document, (thomas_jefferson_110413.jpg).
treaty of paris
The Treaty of Paris, which was signed by representatives of England, America and France in Paris, 1783, ended the war, allowing America to become their own country. In summary, the document acknowledges that the USA is its own country and that England no longer has control of any sort over it.
Below (Left to Right), the signing of the document in Paris, (treaty-wagner.jpg), the document itself, (Treaty_of_Paris_(page_13).jpg), and an image of Paris
The stamp act (again)
The Stamp Act was implemented in 1765, taxing Stamps which were used as a legal document saying all other things on which it was put was legally accepted and paid for (http://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm). It outraged the colonists beyond belief and almost caused the revolution to begin in the 1760's.
Below (Left to Right), The original stamp act, (images), a stamp used on all things in the Americas, (stamp-act-stamps.jpg), and a tea pot designed to protest the stamp act, (No Stamp Act Teapot.jpg).