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Taxation without representation
resentment of American colonists at being taxed by a British Parliament to which they elected no representatives -
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British Parliament passed a series of Acts against the Colonists
such as the Sugar Act, Stamp Act and Townshend Acts, which taxed Colonists to pay for British expenses -
Boston Massacre
British Army soldiers shot and killed people while under attack by a mob. The incident was heavily publicized by leading Patriots, such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams, to encourage rebellion against the British authorities. British troops had been stationed in Boston, capital of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, since 1768 in order to protect and support crown-appointed colonial officials attempting to enforce unpopular Parliamentary legislation. -
Boston town meeting against the threat to self-rule
A Boston town meeting led by Samuel Adams results in a 21-member committee of correspondence to coordinate with other Massachusetts towns against the threat to self-rule -
In response to the Boston Tea Party
Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts to punish Massachusetts, and Boston Harbor was closed to commerce. The First Continental Congress met at Carpenters' Hall in September 1774 to draw up a Declaration of Rights and Grievances and an appeal to King George III. This was in response to the Colonies' outrage towards the British Parliament over punishing Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party -
Boston Tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773. The demonstrators, some disguised as Native Americans, in defiance of the Tea Act of May 10, 1773, destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company. They boarded the ships and threw the chests of tea into Boston Harbor. The British government responded harshly and the episode escalated into the American Revolution. -
The Revolutionary War began
The Revolutionary War began with the Battle of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts in April. In May, the Second Continental Congress began meeting in Philadelphia and later appointed George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. -
Battles of lexington and concord
The battles were the first military engagements of the Revolutionary War. The first shot fired is known as "the shot heard around the world." -
Battles of Lexington and Concord continued
the Battles of Lexington and Concord begin with the British heading to destroy a colonial arms depot in Concord Massachusetts -
George washington named commander in chief
George Washington was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, reporting to the Second Continental Congress. His activities, including command of the Main Army, direction of the overall war effort on behalf of the United States, and administration of the entire army, were overseen by the Board of War, established in June 1776. -
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Revolutionary war.
The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a global war that began as a conflict between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies, which declared independence as the United States of America.British attempts to disarm the Massachusetts militia at Concord in April 1775 led to open combat. Militia forces then besieged Boston, forcing a British evacuation in March 1776, and Congress appointed George Washington to command the Continental Army. -
Declaration of Independence written and approved by the Continental Congress
The United States Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies, regarded themselves as thirteen independent sovereign states, no longer under British rule. -
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British occupation
The British soldiers occupied Philadelphia from September 1777 to June of 1778. During their occupation, the British pillaged the City, and many American prisoners of war died and were buried in Washington Square, one block from Independence Hall. -
Alliance between France and The US
Benjamin Franklin formed an alliance between the United States and France, against Great Britain; France and Great Britain would then go to war against one another. -
Articles of confederation
In March, the Articles of Confederation went into effect after ratification by the states -
Revolutionary War ends
The Continental Congress agrees on the Articles of Confederation
March 1, Continental Congress is replaced by the Congress of the Confederation, which forms the basis of the new US government -
Battle of yorktown
The last battle of the Revolutionary War. The Minutemen pushed British General Cornwallis up north to where General Washing and the Colonist Army was waiting for him. General Cornwallis was hoping the British fleet would come and help him out but the fleet was stopped by France. General Cornwallis was then forced to surrender thus ending the Revolutionary War. -
Treaty of Paris
The United States and Great Britain signed the Treaty of Paris to officially end the American Revolutionary War. Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States and withdrew its troops. -
Shays rebellion
Shay's Rebellion occurred in Massachusetts. Due to the lack of a Federal response to this armed uprising, there were newly energized calls to reevaluate the Articles of Confederation. Further, this rebellion gave strong impetus to the Constitutional Convention, which began in May 1787. -
Signing of the US Constitution
The Constitutional Convention met at Independence Hall in Philadelphia during the hot summer of 1787 to draft, debate and then sign The United States Constitution on September 17th, 1787. -
US Constitution goes into effect
The United States Constitution went into effect, establishing the three branches of government (Executive, Judicial and Legislative) that still oversee our country today. -
Us constitution
US Constitution ratified by 9 states [June 22] and becomes the supreme law of the USA
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George washington elected first president
George Washington elected first President of the USA
March 4, The first Congress met (in New York, NY, then the nation's capital) -
Death of ben franklin and construction of DC
On April 17, Benjamin Franklin died at the age of 84. Philadelphia became the nation's temporary Capital while the permanent site in Washington, D.C. was developed near the Potomac River. -
The Bill Of rights
Ten Amendments, also known as the Bill of Rights, were added to the new Constitution of the United States -
Capital moves
US capital moves to Washington, District of Columbia from philadelphia -
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