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The stamp act
The stamp act of 1765 was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British parliament.
This came at a time were the British empire was in a deep debt from the consequences of the seven years war and looking at the North America colonies as a revenue source. -
First continental congress
The first continental congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States. It met from September 5 to October 26 at carpenters hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was caused because of the blockade of Boston harbor and because of the parliament of Great Britain passed the intolerable acts. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is the founding document of the untied states. This document explains to the world why the 13 colonies regarded themselves as independent and sovereign states no longer subject to British colonial rule. -
France recognizes US independence.
On decmebr 17 the French foreign minister, Charles Gravier, count of Vergennes, officially acknowledged the united states as an independent nation. -
The battle of Yorktown and articles of confederation
When British general lord Charles Cornwallis and his army surrendered to General George Washingtons American force and its French allies at the battle of Yorktown on October 19, 1781 it meant more than a military win. The outcome in Yorktown marked the conclusion of the major military battle of the American revolution and the beginning of a new nation.
The articles of confederation was an agreement among the 13 states of the United States and it served as the nations first frame of government. -
British government authorizes peace negotiations.
Peace negotiations in 1782 led to the "peace of Paris" in which Britain Britain recognized us independence and agreed to cease hostilities and withdraw her troops. -
The treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris formally ended the American revolutionary war. American statesmen Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay negotiated the peace treaty with representatives of King George III of Great Britain. -
The U.S Constitution
On tis year the supreme law of the United States of America was established replacing the articles of confederation and separated the powers into executive legislative and judicial.