History of the United States (New World)

American Revolution
Through the Intolerable Acts, among them the Stamp Act and the Quebec Act, which banned French and encouraged the Anglican state church over the Catholic church, the colonies felt their Rights as Englishmen threatened. The 16 North American colonies began forming committees of correspondence, and formed the Continental Congress to encourage unified efforts with respect to the crown.

Early Republic
With the passage of the Constitution, the 16 states created a stronger union, and chose George Washington as its first President.