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French and Indian War
The French and Indian war started in1754 and was concluded with the Treaty of Paris. The war gave Great Britain lots of territorial gain over North America. -
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The American Revolution
These were some of the important parts of the American Revolution. These days were started by all of the Unfair Acts. -
The Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act of 1765 made it to where people in all colonies had to pay taxes on all paper documents. The British empire did this due to them being deep in dept. due to the seven years of war they were in so they relied on the American Colonies as a revenue source. Then the American Colonies fought back claiming the taxes were unjustified. Which ended up Starting a Revolutionary war That the Americans won and Then Made the Declaration Of Independence. -
Townsend Act of 1767
The Townsend Act of 1767 was passed by the British Parliament.
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Boston Massacre
On March 5 1770, At the Customs House in Boston a mob of American Colonist who called themselves patriots. Began to taunt British soldiers who were currently guarding the building. They were protesting against the British soldiers who were sent to Boston in 1768 to enforce the unjustified taxes that were passed by Britain. Captain Preston Thomas ordered his men to join the guard outside. The colonist began to throw objects and struck private Hugh Montgomery which made the guards let loose fire. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest. It was started at Griffins Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonist got angry at Britain for imposing taxation without representation. To get back at Britain the American colonist dumped 342 chest of tea brought into the harbor by the British East India Company. After that American patriots rallied across the 13 colonies to fight for independence.
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First Continental Congress meets
The First Continental Congress convened in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The First Continental Congress, comprised of delegates from the colonies (The 13), met in 1774 in reaction to the Intolerable Acts -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). Tensions had been building for multiple years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities, generalizing in Massachusetts. -
Continental Congress Adopts The Declaration of independence
On July 4th 1776, In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Continental Congress Adopted the Declaration Of Independence. The declaration was signed 442 days after the first volley of the American Revolution was fired at Lexington and Concord. Where the French took the side of the Americans. -
The Battle of Yorktown
On September 28th, 1781 Commanding 17,000 French and Continental Troops, General George Washington begins the siege known as The Battle Of Yorktown. Against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis. -
The Treaty of Paris
In 1783 The Treaty of Paris was the Proper way to end the American Revolution. Negotiated by American Statemen and a Great Britain representative of King George lll. The British finally realized the Independence of the United States. -
The Constitutional Convention
On May 25, 1787, 4 years after the American revolution. 50 State delegates met in Philadelphia to make a new U.S. Constitution. Delegates representing every state except Rhode Island went and signed the Declaration Of Independence. -
Great Compromise
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U.S. Constitution Ratified
On June 21, 1788, Ratified the Constitution of the United States became the ninth and last necessary state. Needed to ratify it to make it the law of the land -
Bill of Rights adopted
On the 2nd of October in 1789, President G. Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments adopted by Congress to the states. Numbers three through twelve were adopted by the states to become the United States (U.S.) Bill of Rights, effective December 15, 1791.
