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Navigation Acts
Acts of parliament used to gain self-sufficiency of the British Empire by restricting trade and being less dependent on foreign imported goods. Ruined English trade post Eighty Years War. -
French and Indian War Ends
British won the war with it's colonial army. Drained Britain of all its money making them think the colonists should pay their fair share. -
Stamp Act
Act of Parliament which brought taxes on the British colonies in America. Colonists refused to buy British goods therefor hurting its economy. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot and killed 5 colonists who were perceived to be a mob. Talking point of the leading Patriots. -
Tea Act
Granted company the right to send tea straight the colonies rather than it passing through England first. Resulted in outrage and Boston Tea party. -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty dumbed gallons of tea in the Boston Harbor in protest of the Tea Act. Resulted in the Intolerable Acts. -
Coercive/Intolerable Acts
Four laws created to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. Led to outrage within the American colonies / big factor in start of Revolutionary war. -
First Continental Congress
Compromised of the delegates of the colonies. Creation of first national constitution. -
Second Continental Congress
Second meeting of the American delegates. United the colonies in the American Revolutionary War. -
Lexington and Concord
First two engagements of the American Revolutionary War. Started revolutionary war between Britain and the American colonists. -
Declaration of Independence Adopted
Officially separated any political connections the American colonies had with Great Britain. Gained alliance with French government. -
Battle of Saratoga
Occurred during second year of Revolutionary War. American colonies won the Revolutionary War with the help of the French. -
Winter at the Valley Forge
George Washington and his troops spent the winter in valley forge trying to escape British capture. Many soldier died from disease. -
Battle of Yorktown
Final battle of the Revolutionary war. British surrendered because of the team up of the American colonists and the French. -
U.S. Constitution Written
Formation of entirely new government with the goal of be free. Created the United states and has been around ever since it was written. -
U.S. Constitution Adopted
Became official frame work for the United States. Officially created the United States.