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the stamp act of 1765
the stamp act was that the parliament of English made to make more money. it required that people only use paper that had a stamp on it. -
Sons of Liberty
This was an organization the was established to fight the British government. They fought against taxation, which played a huge role in the Stamp Act. -
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Townshend Act Of 1767
They were a series of different acts, such as taxes and repealing freedoms, that were passed by the British government. -
Boston massacre
The Boston Massacre, known to the British as the Incident on King Street. British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Bostonclick here for more info -
Boston tea party
the colonists where mad at England for taxing everything. They decided to dump all the tea in to the ocean -
First Continental Congress Meets
This was a meeting between delegates over the Coercive Acts, which were acts imposed on the colonies. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
These battles were the first battles that took place in the Revolutionary War. -
Deceleration of independence adopted
the deceleration of independence is a statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting. The meeting was at the Pennsylvania State House (now known as Independence Hall) -
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battle of yorktown
The battle of yorktown is a battle between america and british in virginia. The british lost a lot of people america lost a few it was a victory for the colonists.click here for more info -
constitutional convention
people from all of the 13 sates gathered to go over problems. they all gathered in pennsylvania click here for more info -
Olive Branch Petition Sent to England
This petition was made to be able to make their own rules and rights, while still remaining loyal to the King. -
Great Compromise
This was an agreement between states at this time on how much power and legislature they had within the constitution. -
constitution is ratified
It took 10 months for the first nine states to approve the Constitution. The first state to ratify was Delaware by a unanimous vote, 30 - 0. The featured document is an endorsed ratification of the federal Constitution by the Delaware convention. -
Bill of Rights Adopted
This was the day that the first ten amendments of the constitution were created.
