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the sugar act
The British Parliament passed 3 acts against the Colonists, such as the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts, which taxed Colonists to pay for British expenses.1764 to 1767 -
Boston tea party
One day the colonists held the Boston Tea Party in which they rebelled against the British tax on tea by boarding ships carrying the taxed tea and dumping cases of tea overboard into Boston Harbor in Massachusetts. -
Boston tea party response
In response to the Boston Tea Party Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts to punish Massachusetts, and Boston Harbor was closed to commerce. -
The revolutionary war
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 made George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. -
Second continental congress, address to the Colonies
On May 15, 1776, the Second Continental Congress called a meeting in the Independence Hall, Philadelphia issued “A Resolve” to the thirteen colonies, “Adopt such a government as shall, in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the safety and happiness of their constituents in particular and America in general.” -
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resting gone wrong
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. -
a turn around
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 making it official by the states. -
america's big victory
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. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion occurred in Massachusetts. Due to the lack of Federal response to this armed uprising, there were newly energized calls to reevaluate the Articles of Confederation. -
The United States 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. -
birth of the government
The United States Constitution went into effect, establishing the three branches of government (Executive, Judicial, and Legislative) that still oversee our country today. -
The first Congress
The first Congress under the new (and current) Constitution met in New York City. George Washington was sworn in as the first President of the United States. -
Benjamin Franklin's death
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 Ten Amendments
Ten Amendments also known as the Bill of Rights were added to the new Constitution of the United States. The First Bank of the United States was chartered by Congress and President Washington in Philadelphia, under the direction of the First Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. -
reelection
George Washington was inaugurated into his second term as President of the United States. -
The second President
John Adams was inaugurated into his first and only term as the second President of the United States at Congress Hall in Philadelphia. -
Moving time
The United States Government relocated from Philadelphia to its new home in Washington, D.C., which is bordered by the states of Maryland and Virginia. -
Barron vs Baltimore
In Barron vs Baltimore, the Supreme Court rules that the Bill of Rights restrains only the federal government and not the individual states. -
Bridge vs Warren Bridge
In Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge, a case concerning competing bridge companies and their contract rights, the Supreme Court rules that states can regulate property in the public interest. The Court refuses to interpret a previous grant by the Massachusetts legislature as conferring a monopoly to the Charles River Bridge Company, thereby spurring free enterprise. -
Women’s rights advocates
At the Seneca Falls Convention in New York, women’s rights advocates issue the Declaration of Sentiments, Grievances, and Resolutions, which calls for voting rights and property rights for women. -
Scott vs Sandford
The Supreme Court rules in Scott v. Sandford that no black person, slave or free, can be a citizen of the United States and upholds the slaveholder’s right to own another person. -
Emancipation proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, which outlaws slavery in regions not under Union control. -
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