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Sugar act
the Sugar act 1764 was to tax the american colonist of sugar so that the British government could profit from it. -
stamp act
The stamp act was a tax on every printed paper so that the British government could profit from it -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the first scrimmage between colonist and the British that resulted in the death of 5 colonist -
Boston Tea party
The Boston tea party was a political protest against the British government over taxation -
the battle of Lexington and concord
the first battle between Americans and British that resulted in an American victory -
the Declaration of Independence
several ideas from John Locke adopted by the congress -
battle of Saratoga
the battle of Saratoga was a massive victory over the British -
British surrender of Yorktown
Over 8000 British infantry surrendered and American soldiers captured Yorktown -
constitutional convention
Held in Philadelphia Pennsylvanian it was to determine how America was going to be governed -
The ratification of the U.S constitution
The U.S. ratifies the constitution in 1789 which makes it the law of the land
