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Salutary Neglect
This was an unoffical longlasting policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, basically meant to keep the American colonies to follow England. It lasted about 1 hundred years. -
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American Revolution
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The Stamp Act
An act passed by British Parliment, saying that all american colonist had to pay taxes on every piece of printed paper they used. -
Boston Tea Party
Political protest with a organization of dissidents in Boston. The Colonist dressed up as Nstive American, then they threw the tea into the Pearl Harbor.They did this because of the unfair taxes from tea. -
Battle at Lexington and Concord
This is what first started the American Revolutionary war. Then tension was really building between the 13 colonies and thats what kicked it all off. -
Second Continental Congress
This was a meeting between the 13 colonies that met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Basicslly a convection of delegates. -
The Signing of the Declaration of Independence
The 2nd Continental Congress, they all met in Philadelphia. 12/13 decided to vote for Richard Henery Lee, because they liked his idea of Motion of Independence. ( The Declaration was not signed on July 4th) -
Winter at Valley Forge
In Pennsylvania, A place called valley forge was the site at which the military camp was. The winter of 1777-1778 during the American Revolutionary War. -
Surrender to Yorktown
On this day Charles Cornwallis, British General, surrended his troops into Yorktown Virginina
