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End of French and Indian War
The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War. The
French received all land from the Mississippi River west, while the British received all
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Trade Enforcement
King George III kept colonists east of the Appalachian Mountains to maintain peace with Native Americans. Parliament needed revenue for troops, so new/old taxes are enforced. -
Sugar Act
Parliament lowered the Sugar Act tax, in hopes of reducing smuggling. -
Stamp Act
Everything had to be stamped to show that tax had been paid on that item. -
Colonies are going to rebel
After being convinced that British passed laws that violated colonial rights, Britain sent an army to occupy colonial cities.(Colonists believed the British Act went too far.) -
Boston Massacre
A fight had broken out between soldiers and Bostonians. 5 were shot. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act removed SOME of the taxes on tea, which made this less expensive for colonists. Colonists were still angry, and one night they dressed as Native Americans and boarded the East India Company ships, and threw 342 chests of tea overboard(Tea Party.) -
The Intolerable Acts
Parliament passed a series of laws called the Coercive Acts. These laws were meant to punish the colonists for resisting British authority. -
Battles of Trent and New Jersey
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Manumission
Started in 1776, ending in 1778 -
Jefferson wrote the DOI
When American colonies decided to become independent states, and wanted separation from the British Empire. -
American and British Battle of Saratoga
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Howe captures Philadelphia
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Articles of Confederation
An agreement among the 13 United States that served as its first constitution. -
State constitutions
When each state declared freedom, they wrote a state constitution for each of them. The state constitutions are much longer than the united states constitution because they are regarding day-to-day relationships between government and people. -
Congress prohibits enslaved people imported to the US
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Winter at Valley Forge
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John Paul Jones & Serapis
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Spain declares war on Great Britain
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British forces capture Charles Town
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British surrender at Yorktown
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Plans for first Federal Tax
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Treaty of Paris
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Plans for first Federal Tax
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Spain closed lower Mississippi River to American Western Settlers
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The Land Ordinance of 1785
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The Northwest Ordinance
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Shays' Rebellion
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Convention
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Singing of the Constitution
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Delaware first state to approve constitution
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New Hampshire ratifies constitution
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Land Act of 1800
