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Stamp Act
George Grenbille rose n Parliament to offer the fifty-five resolutions -
Boston Massacre
street fight that occurred between a "patriot" mob and a squad of British soldiers -
Tea Act
passed by Parliament. Launch the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston. -
Boston Tea Party
"Americans" repealed against Britan and through their tea into the harbor -
Revolutionary War between the Colonies ad Britain begins
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Battle of Bunker Hill
The British drive the Americans from Breed's Hill -
Declaration of Independence was created
Declaration of Independence was created by Congress -
Last battle of the Revolutionary War
Cornwallis surrouned on land and sea by Americans and French and surrenders at Yorktown, VA -
Representatives from five states meet
Representatives from five states meet at Annapolis, Maryland, to discuss interstate trade. -
The Constitutional Convention begins
In Philadelphia. Fifty-five representatives attend and begin drafting the Constitution. -
U.S. Constitution signed
signed and made to form a more perfect union -
The US Constitution is adopted
The US Constitution is adopted when New Hampshire ratifies it. -
new federal Congress
The new federal Congress assembled in New York in the spring of 1789 -
The Bill Of Rights was written
The Bill Of Rights that gives rights to Americans was written in 1789, by James Madison. -
Bill of Rights is ratified