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Parliament passed Sugar Act.
Paliament passed theSugar Act, taxig sugar and coffee -
Paliament also passed the Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was also passed which put a tax on stamps. -
Boston Massacre
An incident on King Street, Britian in wich British Army soldier fired shots into a croud of an anrgy mob that was attack them with blunt objects. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of Massachusetts boarded three Boston tea ships and dumped a total of 342 chests full of tea into th Boston harbor. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
This battle was the first military engagements in the Revolutiionary War. -
Declaration of Independacne.
In the Second Continental meeting The Declaration of Independance was made a statemet that stated the US's Independance from Britain -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a statement which announced the thirteen American colonies. This reflected Enlightenment thinking because it help with the idea of the Enlightenment, it gave the people freedom, and separated colonies. -
Battle of Saratoga
This battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. The British and Hessian troops surrendered -
British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia
General Cornwallis brought 8000 troops to Yorktown, expecting reinforcements from ships, but his ships never arrived. -
Constitutional Convention
Delegates from five states called a Constitutional convention at the Annapolis to discuss improvements to the Articles of Confederation. -
Ratification of the U.S. Constitution
The U.S. Constitution was adopted and signed in September 1787, but signing wasn't enough. It had to be ratified by nine of the 13 states before it became binding.
