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The American Revolution

  • The Stamp Act

    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

    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