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The Sugar Act
The parliament passed the Sugar Act to tax coffee and sugar. -
The Stamp Act
The parliament passed The Stamp Act taxed any paper products: newspapers, playing cards, etc. -
The Boston Massacre
British soldiers opened fire on a crowd that was pelting them with snowballs (rocks) which also killed people -
Boston Tea Party
They hurled a cargo of British tea into the harbor. -
The Battle of Lexington & Concord
This war became known as the American Revolution naming George Washington as commander. -
Declaration of Independence
The second continental agreement to give independence to the thirteen colonies from Great Britain.
1.Equality-"All men are created equal"
2.protecting natural rights (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)
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Battle of Saratoga
This battle marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War.American troops defeated the British . -
British surrender at Virginia, Yorktown
There the British general Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army to General George Washington. -
Constitutional Convention
An order to discuss possible improvements to the Articles of Confederation. It had, by that time, become clear that the Articles of Confederation were not a good enough constitution for the new nation. -
Ratification of the US Constitution
This convention consisted of the finalization of the drafting process of the Constitution of the United States.
1.John Locke ideas helped influence ideas of the people getting to choose their leaders or the power lies with the people is ever present in the US.
2.Rosseau's ideas are present in the constitution by the concept of direct democracy. The people vote on their congressmen and president.
