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The stamp act
King George lll became more unpopular in America because he kept putting tax levies. The people kept crying “No taxation without representation!” -
The intolerable act
The British parliament passed many laws known as the intolerable acts. Many people such as the sons of liberty were mad at these acts so they boycotted. Some of these acts are the Boston port act and many more. -
July 4th
On July 4th of the year 1776 the 2nd continental congress adopts the Declaration of Independence. It established the United States as an independent nation. -
The battle of Yorktown
There where many battles taking place during this time in of the many being The battle of Yorktown. The Americans and the French trap General Cornwallis’s army at Yorktown Virginia. -
The Treaty of Paris
This treaty ended the American Revolution. Benjamin Franklin was chief negotiator. Also Territory much larger than the thirteen colonies was also acquired. -
The constitutional convention
The Constitutional Convention convened at the Philadelphia State House Independence hall in may of 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation. After some debate, the convention decided to instead frame an entirely new government, which would include an executive, judiciary, and legislature comprised of two houses. -
George Washington first state union address
The 1790 State of the Union Address was the first annual address delivered by President George Washington to the United States Congress on January 8, 1790, in New York City. It was given in New York City in the Senate Chamber of Federal Hall. -
The Louisiana purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803