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Stamp act
Who: the stamp act congress
What: they wrote a response to the stamp act wrote by the British
When: 1765
Why: they don’t Believe that they should be taxed by the British
Where: Boston -
the intolerable acts
Who: British parliament
What: A group of laws that were passed
When: 1774
Where: Boston
Why: to punish the colony of Massachusetts bay for the Boston tea party -
Declaration of independence
Who: Continental congress( specifically Thomas Jefferson)
What: it was a letter to the British government stating that the colonies want to be independent and listed the reasons why they were upset
When:1776
Where: Philadelphia
Why: because the colonies want to have their own government -
The battle of Saratoga
Who: British and Americans
What: colonists defeated Burgoyne‘s British troops
When: 1777
Where: Saratoga new York
Why: because they didn’t want to be ruled by the British anymore -
The battle of Yorktown
Who: the Americans in French
What: the Americans in French trapped General Cornwallis‘s army at Yorktown Virginia
When: 1781
Where: Yorktown Virginia
Why: to gain independence from the British -
The treaty of Paris
Who: Benjamin franklin, John adams and John jay
What: ended the American revolution
When: September 3rd 1783
Where: Paris
Why: to establish borders for the new nation -
Articles of confederation
Who: 2nd Continental congress
What: set up a central government with a one house legislature
When: 1787
Where: Philadelphia
Why: can you set up a new government to gain more power and freedom -
Bill of rights
Who: James Maddison
What: the first ten amendments to the constitution
When: 1791
Where: New York City
Why: to guarantee civil rights and liberties to the individuals