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Declaration of Rights and Grievances is passed
created and passed by the Stamp Act Congress, declaring that taxes imposed on British colonists without their formal consent were unconstitutional. -
Boston Tea Party
a group of men calling themselves the "Sons of Liberty" went to the Boston Harbor. The men were dressed as Mohawk Indians. They boarded three British ships, the Beaver, the Eleanor and the Dartmouth, and dumped forty-five tons of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
First Continentl Congress meets
The First Continental Congress brought together representatives from each of the colonies, except Georgia, to discuss their response to the British "Intolerable Acts." -
Revolutionary War Begins
The British Parliament insisted it had the right to tax colonists. The colonists claimed that, as they were British subjects, taxation without representation was illegal. -
2nd Continental Congress meets
The delegates of the 13 colonies gathered in Philadelphia to discuss their next steps.The militia was established as the Continental Army to represent the thirteen states. They also elected George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. -
Declaration of Independence
It is a paper which said that the United States is a country not ruled by Great Britain -
Articles of Confederation is signed
The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state governments -
Revolutionary War Ends
The Treaty of Paris formally ended the Revolutionary War and recognized the United States as an independent country. Great Britain granted the new nation all of its land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River, and from Canada to Florida. -
Constitutional Congress Opens
Four years after the United States won its independence from England, 55 state delegates, including George Washington, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin, convene in Philadelphia to compose a new U.S. constitution -
Final Draft of The Constitution is Signed
The product of four months of secret debate, the Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation and proposed an entirely new form of government.
