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Stamp act
The British parliament helped make it. It imposed direct tax on British colonies. It was made in 1765. The stamp act was in New York. It made colonies pay there taxes -
Intolerable Acts
The British parliament passed the intolerable acts. The intolerable acts were made to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. It happened in Massachusetts bay. It was passed in 1774. -
The Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. announced the separation of 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain. It was signed in Philadelphia in 1776. -
British defeat
It was against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis. It was the battle of Yorktown. It was in Virginia in 1781. -
The treaty of Paris
The Great Britain signed the treaty of Paris. The treaty of Paris was agreement recognized U.S. independence and granted the U.S. significant western territory. The treaty of Paris was in Hotel d'York in 1783. -
The constitutional convection
George Washington attended the constitutional convection. The constitutional convection was made to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation. It was made in Philadelphia in 1787 -
The Louisiana purchase
Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana purchase. The Louisiana purchase is when the U.S. acquired approximately 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River for $15 million. It happed near the Mississippi River in 1803. -
War of 1812
It was against the United States and Great Britain. The war of 1812 happened because of British violations of U.S. maritime rights. The war of 1812 happened in America and Great Britain in 1812