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Outcome of the War

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Outcome of the War of Independence

After 1783, the United States of America was independent from British control.

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A new government

  • After 1783, the 13 Colonies was no longer ruled by King George III of Britain.
  • Instead they elected a president, George Washington.
  • The Colonies renamed themselves the 'United States of America'.
    • The nation had to create their own government and learn how to rule themselves.
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Lessons for the British Empire

  • The American War of Independence showed that a nation will want more and more independence over time.
  • The 13 colonies were one of many colonies in the British Empire to do this.
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People leaving the United States of America

  • Not everyone wanted to be in the new United States of America.
  • Many people went to Canada as they still wanted to be part of the British Empire.

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1The Medieval World: 450-1450 AD

1.1Anglo-Saxon England

1.2The Contest for the English Throne

1.3Conquering the Holy Land, 10-96-1396 AD

1.4King John

1.5The Magna Carta & Parliament

1.6The Black Death

2Worldviews

3The Empire of Mali

4The Renaissance & Reformations, 1500-1598 AD

5The British Empire, 1583-1960 AD

6The Peasants' Revolt

7Religion in the Middle Ages

8Slavery, 1619-1833 AD

9The English Civil War, 1642-1660

10The Industrial Revolution, 1750-1840

11US Independence, 1775-1783

12The French Revolution, 1789-1815

13The British Empire, 1857–1930

14Suffrage

15World War 1, 1914-1918

16The Inter-War Years, 1919-1939

17World War 2, 1939-1945

18The Cold War, 1947-1962

19Civil Rights in the USA, 1954-1975

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