Top 10 events of American Independence

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  • Jamestown was founded

    Jamestown was founded
    First English settlement in Virginia. The Colonies developed royal control.

  • The Mayflower Compact Signed

    The Mayflower Compact Signed
    The first written laws for new land.

  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    Used alot during triangle trade

  • The stamp Act

    The stamp Act
    First direct British tax on American colonists.

  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    Shooting of five colonists by British troops.

  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    passed! Cause of the Boston Tea Party

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
    The first resistance of the British government.

  • The continential congress

    The continential congress
    two groups of people from all over the 13 colonies who came together to discuss liberty

  • The Declaration of Independence is signed

    The Declaration of Independence is signed
    The 13 colonies are now independent states

  • George Washington

    George Washington
    1st preseident