The British are victorious, but the treasurey is drained; tensions between Britain and the colonies escalate.

British troops push north into Canada and lay siege to the impregnable hilltop fort at Quebec. In the aftermath of victory, the British treasury is drained, and tensions between the colonies and Britain escalate as Parliament seeks to impose taxes on the colonies to help recover the costs of the long war. The British make a treaty with the Indian nations, which were attacking frontier settlements, to prevent further colonial encroachment. Colonists chafe at the Stamp Act and the tax on tea; Washington puts on his military uniform once more to lead the Continental Army.