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The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act congress made a “Declaration of Rights and Grievances,” the Virginia Resolves had declared allegiance to the King and Parliament. -
Intolerable Acts
The British Parliament allowed laws called the Intolerable Acts, they wanted to suppress unrest in colonial Boston. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was draft by Thomas Jefferson and established United States as an independent nation. -
British fighting
The British were fighting France, Spain, and Holland, Americans had took advantage of the British southern strategy -
The Treaty of Paris
Turn this time American revolution end it and territory that had been larger than 13 colonies was acquired. Also Benjamin Franklin had been chief negotiator. -
The Articles of Confederation
This was developed by the second continental congress in 1777, Congress had authority to make war, also to settle interstate disputes. They were very strong brave state governments formed, but I’m very weak central government had also been created. This had made a very weak and unstable government/economy. -
Naturalization Act
Naturalization Act citizenship in Stark racial terms. But to become a citizen of the US republic, an immigrant was meant to be a, “free white person” of “good character.” -
The Bill of Rights
James Madison had introduced and Congress approved, the Bill of Rights. Adopted in 1791 The bill had the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.