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Sugar act
This Act was passed to prohibit smuggling sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies. It also raised taxes on goods like sugar, certain wines, and coffee. -
Stamp act
This act was passed to help lower the cost of keeping troops in America they imposed taxes on printed goods such as stamps. -
Intolerable Acts
The British parliament passes the intolerable acts with the intent to suppress unrest in colonial Boston by closing the port and placing it under martial law. -
Boston port act
This act was passed in 1774 this act closed ports in Boston until the people paid back the money they lost to the Boston tea party that happened in 1773 -
Declaration of Independence
On July 4th 1776 the continental congress adopted the Declaration of Independence and the 13 American colonies severed their connections with Great Britain so that they could seek their independence -
Battle of Yorktown
On September 28th 1781 general George Washington and 17,000 French and continental troops set out to begin the battle of Yorktown -
The Treaty of Paris
The British and Americans signed preliminary peace terms in Paris in late November -
The constitution is established in the United States
The constitution of the United States established America’s national government and fundamental laws and guarantees certain basic rights for its citizens
