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1765
The stamp act was enforced, so most printed items had a tax on them, those who opposed it often resulted in violence resulting in the term no taxation without representation -
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1774
First Continental congress was formed by the colonies who met in Philadelphia in September. They urged the colonists to take up arms and form militias -
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1776
Signing of the deceleration of Independence which had ideas from John Locke's philosophy. -
1781
The Battle of Yorktown, Virginia The Americans and The french capture General Cornwallis's army -
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1781
General Cornwallis surrendered -
1783
Colonies obtain help from France -
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1787
The constitution was based on some of Montesquieu's ideas like separating the government into three branches, executive, legislative, and judicial -
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1788
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1789
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1790