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The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed on March 22nd of 1765, with an effective date of November 1st. colonist werent sure to agree with this act, or to be against it. It was viewed as mainly, a way to control Parliament to lessen the power of the colonial courts. -
1774
The Massachusetts Government Act: British Parliament 1774
The Boston Massacre Oration: John Hancock March 5, 1774
The Boston Port Act: British Parliament - 1774 -
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776
The Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776. its ideals of individual liberty had already been expressed by John Locke and the Continental philosophers. -
1781
American Troops mutinied on Federal Hill in 1781
The Battle of Cowans Ford February 1, 1781
The Battle of Cowpens 1781 -
1783
The Paris Peace Treaty of 1783
George Washington's Letter To State Government June 8, 1783 -
1787
Shays’s Rebellion
Constitutional Convention
Adoption of the American Constitution -
1789
May 7th - First US Presidential inaugural ball (for George Washington in NYC)
Jul 4th - 1st US tariff act -
1790
Jul 24th - France passes 1st copyright law