Discover America's Rise: A Concise US History
From Thirteen Colonies to Revolutionary Fire Imagine thirteen colonies, strung like beads along America's eastern seaboard – each with its own unique character, its own set of problems. But a shared unease was brewing, a simmering discontent ready to boil over. The breaking point? Taxation without representation! This ignited the American Revolution, a fight for freedom that would reshape the world. It wasn't a clean fight, though. Loyalists remained steadfast in their allegiance to Britain, even taking up arms against their neighbours....