The document summarizes key events of the American Revolution. It describes the 13 original British colonies and reasons for their establishment. It then discusses the Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, and Boston Tea Party, which increased tensions between the colonies and Britain over taxation without representation. The First and Second Continental Congresses were formed to organize colonial resistance. This led to the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the American Revolutionary War. The colonists were ultimately able to defeat Britain due to their motivation, British military mistakes, and support from other countries like France. This established the United States as an independent nation.