Why did the uk come to america

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Land Ho! A River from Canada to Asia? Lawrence River". Fighting For Freedom "Stono's Rebellion". Livingston Was Born". Sailing to Albany! In , thirteen American colonies joined together to form the United States of America and declare themselves independent from Britain. They stopped paying taxes to Britain and no longer recognised Britain as being in charge of them.

As a result, Britain sent troops to fight them in a war. France, Spain and the Netherlands took sides with the United States and eventually Britain surrendered at the Battle of Yorktown in The United States became the first of the colonies to win independence from the British Empire.