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Navigation act
Acts of parliament made to promote self sufficiency of Britain and restricting trade with the colonies. -
Navigation Act
Acts of parliament made to promote self sufficiency of Britain and restricting trade with the colonies. -
French and Indian War Ends
The 7 years war finally ends, helped the colonists become free but not from Britain. -
Stamp Act
The British put a tax on stamps which enraged the colonists -
Boston Massacre
A situation where a group of nine British soldiers shot five people out of the crowd of three or 400 who were harassing them verbally and throwing rocks at them. -
Intolerable Acts
Multiple laws passed by the British parliament after the Boston tea party to punish the colonists. The Port Bill- closed Boston until compensated. Quartering act- Private Homes. -
First Continental Congress
What’s the first group among the colonies to boycott British goods. Had 55 delagates from the colonies. Main goal was to come up with an idea about how to respond to the intolerable acts. -
Lexington and Concord
These battles were the very first of the American Revolutionary War. -
Second Continental Congress
Elected George Washington as their leader. -
Declaration of Independence
With the signing of this document the 13 colonies officially cut ties with Britain. -
Battle of Saratoga
Officially gave victory to the Americans over the British in the revolutionary war. Was the turning point in the war. France entered the war on the side of the colonials. -
Winter at valley forge
Valley Forge was a camp for continental army soldiers was commanded by George Washington and eventually led to Congress fleeting Philadelphia to escape British capture of the city. -
Battle of Yorktown
The British surrender helped and the British role in the colonies and helped the birth of the new nation. “The world turned upside down”. -
US Constitution adopted
Established America’s national government and laws guaranteed basic rights for its citizens.