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Petiton of Right
Extended the rights of "commoners" to have a voice in the government presented by Sir Edward Coke and prohibits the king from infringing. -
Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1773, the American Colonists decided they were fed up with the excessive tax on the tea, so they dressed up as Indians and boarded three trade ships in Boston Harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. -
The Revolutionary War
The Colonies and England the battle of lexington and concord in massachusetts led to declaration of independence. -
Publishing of Common Sense
Common sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, which inspired people from the thriteen colonies that fostered suppport agaisnt the british. -
America and their Alliances
Benjamin Franklin formed an alliance between the United States and France both against Britian. -
Britsh occupied philadelphia
From september to june of 1778, the british pillaged the city and many american prisoners of war died leading to the articles of confederation being signed. -
Ratification of the Articles of Confederation
Virginia, South Carolina, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Georgia, New Hampshire, Pennslyvania, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland met to Established the Untited States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution. -
Treaty of Paris
King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America in Paris, France to officially end the American Revolutionary War.
