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