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Navigation Acts
The Navigation Acts declared that only English ships were allowed to bring goods into England; they directed the flow of goods between English and the colonies. -
French and Indian War ends
The Seven Years’ War also known as the French and Indian War, ends with the Treaty of Paris, signed by France, Great Britain, and Spain. -
Stamp Act
This tax required all legal and commercial documents in the American colonies to carry a tax stamp. -
Boston Massacre
A breakout in the war between British troops and colonists in Boston, Massachusetts. -
Tea Act
This act passed by Parliament allowed tea to go directly to America rather than being imported through Britain first. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists hurled a cargo of recently arrived British tea into the harbor to protest the tax on tea. Results in the Intolerable Acts. -
Intolerable Acts
Laws passed by Britain after the Boston Tea Party as way to punish the Massachusetts colonists who protested tax changes. -
First Continental Congress
A meeting in which delegates met to discuss the boycotting of British goods in order to establish the rights of Americans. -
Lexington and Concord
These were the first battles fought in the American Revolution. Resulted in an American victory and the destroying of British supplies. -
Second Continental Congress
At the Second Continental Congress, the Declaration of Independence was adopted. -
Declaration of Independence
Adopted by Continental Congress, this document summarizes the colonists’ want to gain independence. -
Battle of Saratoga
The battle was a clear victory for the Continental Army, and a major turning point in the Revolutionary War. It gave the Patriots a major boost in persuading other troops to join their forces. -
Winter at Valley Forge
General George Washington leads the Continental Army to a victory at the Winter at Valley Forge. -
U.S. Constitution (adopted)
The Constitution established America’s government and fundamental laws and citizens’ rights. -
Battle of Yorktown
American Continental Army troops lead the nation to a victory in the last major battle of the American Revolution. -
U.S. Constitution written
Written by James Madison and signed by 55 delegates, this document defines the principles of U.S. government.