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The new tax was imposed on all American Colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of paper they used
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American patriots were angered by the tea acts so they disguised as Indians dumped tea into the Boston harbor
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Called by the Committees of Correspondence in response to the Intolerable Acts, the first Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia.
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Was written by Thomas Jefferson and revised in committee. On 7/2/1776 congress voted for independence
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France recognizes United States Independence
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a plan of government organization that served as a bridge between the initial government by the congress and government; ratified on March 1st, 1871
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Britain recognized the independence of the United States with boundaries
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Adoption of the American constitution
