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Navigation Acts
Parliament passed the acts to regulate colonial trade and manufacturing. -
French and Indian War Ends
The English beat the French and Native Americans. After the war they were trained of their treasury and therefore forced colonists to pay for their own protection. -
Stamp Act
This act taxed items such as newspapers and pamphlets. The colonists believed this went against their rights and grew angry at
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Boston Massacre
In Boston, British soldiers opened fired on a crowd that was pelting them with stones and snowballs. This event enhanced the colonists anger. -
Tea Act
Parliament passed this act to put taxes on tea. The colonists responded to this by having the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
Massachusetts colonists hurled a cargo of recently delivered tea into the harbor. Parliament passed hard laws on Massachusetts, the colonies rallied to help them. -
Coercive/Intolerable Acts
The Parliament passed these acts to punish colonists after the Boston Tea Party -
First Continental Congress
Representatives from each of the colonies gathered in Philadelphia to discuss how to respond to Britain’s moves against Massachusetts. -
Lexington and Concord
The battle in Massachusetts fired the opening shots of the American Revolution. -
Second Continental Congress
The Continental Army was set up with George Washington in command. They also voted that they would declare independence from Britain. -
Declaration of Independence was adopted
The representatives all signed the Declaration of Independence, used enlightenment ideas to state their rights. -
Winter at Valley Forge
Continental troops suffered a brutal winter of hunger, cold, and disease. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Americans triumphed over the British, persuading the French to join the Americans. -
Battle of Yorktown
With the help of the French, Washington forced the British to surrender. With that defeat the British War effort crumbled. -
U.S Constitution written
The representatives wrote this to state the rights of all citizens and the fundamental laws of the nation. -
U.S Constitution adopted
The Constitution created a system of checks and balances and a federal republic.