Studyfin
✨ Sign up free
Welcome! Today we will learn how thirteen colonies became the United States.
Long ago, Great Britain ruled thirteen colonies in America. Britain fought a big war to protect the land. That war cost a lot of money.
Britain made the colonists pay taxes on tea and paper. Colonists felt this was unfair. They dumped tea into the harbor to protest.
The war began in 1775. The colonists fought hard for freedom. They won and created a new nation called the United States.
✏️ Worked example
Let us analyze why the colonists dumped tea into the water.
- 1. Identify the Cause: Britain made a high tax on tea.
- 2. Look at the Feelings: Colonists felt this tax was unfair.
- 3. Identify the Action: Colonists dumped the tea into the water to protest.
- 4. State the Result: The unfair tea tax caused the Boston Tea Party.
Want the full interactive lesson — quiz, animations, and Finn cheering them on?