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Stamp act
This act required some printed materials had to have a stamp on them to show that a tax has been payed to Britain. -
Stamp act repeal
Just 1 year after the stamp act was created, it was repealed, ending the immediate crisis. -
First continental congress
Organization of the first continental congress that met in Philadelphia in September of 1774. -
The continental army
After fighting between the colonists and the British army, the second continental congress set up a new army called the continental army. -
Declaration of Independence
On July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was approved by the second continental congress -
Surrender at Yorktown
British General Cornwallis surrendered to the American and French forces at Yorktown in 1781 -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris signed in 1783 gave Americans control of the western territory from the Appalachians to the Mississippi River. -
Constitutional Convention
Delegates met in Philadelphia to revise the articles of confederation.p and plan for a new government.
