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Sugar act
Taxation sugar and coffee -
Stamp act
Taxation of paper -
the Boston massacre
British soldiers in Boston opened fire on a crowd that was throwing rocks and snow balls -
boston tea party
some colonists dressed in Indian outfits dumped tea into the harbor to protest the taxes -
the battle of Lexington and concord
the first battle in the war and the shot heard around the world -
Declaration of Independence
the formal statement declaring the freedom of the American colonies from Great Britain.
One is the idea that all people are entitled to certain rights just by virtue of being human. Another is the belief that a government’s legitimacy comes from the consent of the governed. Finally, the Declaration of Independence incorporates the Enlightenment idea that a government’s main purpose is to protect the rights of the people. -
Battle of Saratoga
the two Battles of Saratoga were a turning point in the American Revolution. -
British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia
British General Charles Cornwallis formally surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a French and American force at Yorktown, Virginia, bringing the American Revolution to a close. -
Constitutional Convention
The point of the event was decide how America was going to be governed -
Ratification of the US Constitution
bill of rights was proposed in Congress in 1789, North Carolina ratified the Constitution. Rhode Island, called a ratifying convention .One is the idea that all people are entitled to certain rights just by virtue of being human. Another is the belief that a government’s legitimacy comes from the consent of the governed. Finally, the Declaration of Independence incorporates the Enlightenment idea that a government’s main purpose is to protect the rights of the people.
