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11,000 people died during the war. British also won the war
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the Sons of Liberty met under what was known as the Liberty Tree near Boston Common. -
The stamp Act taxed newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards. -
Disguised men and some indigenous Americans, boarded the three East India Company ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. -
The First Continental Congress resulted in an agreement that led to a boycott on the Great Britain.
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It was the first shot of the Revolution.
Paul revere was the one to say the British were coming -
Congress creates a continental army and appoints George Washington commander-in-chief
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The British took the hill from the rebels, who had run out of ammunition. -
George Washington takes command of the Continental Army.
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The battle is important because it was the first victory and colonials had for a long time -
Washington's forces defeated Lord Charles Cornwallis' veteran army dug
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The treaty of Paris recognized U.S. independence and granted the U.S. significant western territory. -
It provided for a bicameral legislature, with representation in the House of Representatives according to population and in the Senate by equal numbers for each state. -
New Hampshire ensured the success of the Constitution, becoming the ninth state to ratify it.
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There were originally 12 amendments to the Constitution, but the first 2 were never ratified.