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Revolution
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Stamp Act was passsed
The Stamp act was used to eliminate certain costs from creating the Colonies. It required that all paper documents and items like dice and playing cards to have a special stamp to be sold. -
The Quartering Act was passed
Some Colonial assembalies had to pay for supplys to use for British garrisons. -
The Virginian Resolution
The Virginian Assembly refused to folow the rules of the Stamp Act. -
Stamp Act Congress started
Representatives from 9 of the 13 colonies declarded it unconstitutional. -
Stamp Act congress end
Representatives from 9 of the 13 colonies declarded it unconstitutional. -
Declaratory Act was passed
Parliment finalized the repeal of the stap act but declares the right to tax the Colonies. -
Townshend Revenue Act was passed
Taxes were added to tea, glass, lead, paper, and paint to help pay for the administration of the colonies. -
British troops arrive in Boston
British troops arrive in Boston. -
The Boston Massacre
The colonists were angered by the presence of the british soldiers and -
Repeal of the Townshend Act
The repeal of the Townshend Revenue Act. -
Revenue Ship Gaspee burned
Locals burned the revenue ship Gaspee after it ran aground near Providence, Road Island. -
The Tea Act
The Colonies were not allowed to collect tax on tea imports. -
Boston Tea Party
The colonists dumped 10,000 pounds of tea in the Boston Harbor after parliment had closed it. -
The Intolerable Acts
4 measures were passed by parliament which stripped Massachusetts of self government. The Colonies responded by boycotting British goods. -
The Intolerable Acts
4 measures were passed by parliament which stripped Massachusetts of self government. The Colonies responded by boycotting British goods. -
Continental Congress
Colonial delagates meet to organize opposition to the Intolerable Acts. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Better known as the Shot heard around the world, these were the first battles of the revolutionary war between the Minutemen and the British troops. -
George Washington Appointed Commander-in-Chief
George Washington was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army by the Continental Congress. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
First major battle of the war for independence. British forces dislodged the revolutionary forces but with high casualties. -
Olive-brach Petition
Congress asks for the end of the Intolerable Acts in exchange for a ceasefire. -
King George III declares the Colonies to be in open rebellion
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The Declaration of Independence was issued
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Brittish surrender 5,700 troops in Saratoga
In a turning point to the war, 5700 British forces surrendered due to lack of supplies. -
France Recognizes US Independence
France recognizes US Independence -
Ratification of the Articles of Confederation.
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The Battle of the Capes
Also known as the Battle of Chesapeake, this battle ensured victory of the Revolutionary War for the colonists by stopping British ships from landing in the colonies. this battle was fought by the French. -
Cornwallis surrenders british troops at Yorktown.
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British government athorizes peace negotiations
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Treaty of Paris
Traty of Paris was signed, officialy ending the Revolutionary War. -
Shays' Rebellion
An uprising in Massachusetts against high taxes. The rebellion had an impact on the development of the Contstitution. -
Constitutional Convention
The constitution was developed and was later adopted later in 1787. -
Shays' Rebllion
An uprising in Massachusetts against high taxes. The rebellion had an impact on the development of the Contstitution.