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Navigation Act
British soldiers and American patriots started the war.
10 years before the war lot of tension between England and colonies -
French and Indian War
The fighting between the French and the British began on 1754 but war was not official declared until 1756.
English troops out numbered the French when the war began. -
Stamp Act
The tax was payable in gold and silver only and not in paper money as was common method of payment in the colonies.
The collection of tax was a failure. -
George III became king of Great Britain
George III became king of Great Britain and Ireland in 1760 following his grandfather George II’s death. He was born and educated in britian. -
Boston Tea Party
All the Chests of tea were dumped in Boston harbor in the protest destroying all of it.
The import tax on tea imposed through the tea act was actually lower than what the colonists had been paying. -
First Continental Congress
This was twelve of the thirteen colonies that met on September 5 to October 26, 1774 at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia. -
The Second Continental Congress
The resolution of Independence was passed on July 2 1776.
On June 22, 1775 Congress authorize the printing of $1 million the first American money ever printed -
The Declaration of Independence
The document was signed by 56 delegates to the Continental Congress
The American colonies had been at war with Great Britain for over a year when the document sign -
The United States Constitution
The U.S constitution was prepared in secret behind locked doors that were guarded by sentries.
Of the 55 delegates attending the Constitution convention 39 sign and three delegate dissented -
The Bill of Rights
The Ten Original Amendments: The Bill of Rights. Passed by Congres September 25, 1789, 1791. Written by James Madison in response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties,
