📖 Reading Passage: The American Revolution: A Fight for Freedom

In the 1770s, the American colonists were unhappy with British rule. The British government made laws that the colonists thought were unfair. For example, the colonists had to pay taxes on tea, sugar, and paper, but they had no say in making these laws. This made them angry because they believed in "no taxation without representation."

The colonists tried to solve their problems peacefully at first. They wrote letters to the king and held meetings. However, when British soldiers fired on colonists in Boston in 1770, tensions grew worse. In 1773, angry colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party.

Finally, in 1775, fighting began in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. The colonists decided they wanted to be free from British rule. On July 4, 1776, they signed the Declaration of Independence, which announced that America was now its own country. The war continued until 1783, when the Americans finally won their freedom with help from France and strong leaders like George Washington.

🤔 Comprehension Questions

The fighting began in _________ in the towns of _________ and _________, Massachusetts.

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