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Navigation acts
The Navigation acts are English laws that regulated ships. -
French and Indian war ends
The French and Indian War was the North America colonies vs the French where both side where supported by Native Americans -
Stamp act
The Stamp Act of 1765 was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain which taxed printed materials. -
Boston massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a mob and British soldiers. -
Tea act
The Tea Act 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. The goal of this was to reduce the amount of tea the colonists possessed -
Boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was an American protest against the British. -
Intolerable acts
The Intolerable Acts were a series of laws set in place to punish the colonists after there actions in the Boston tea party. -
First Continental congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United
September 5 1774
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Second continental congress
The Second Continental Congress was a meeting of members from the Thirteen Colonies that came in support of the American Revolutionary War. -
Lexington and concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military attacks of the revolutionary war. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
The United States Declaration of Independence is the document the colonist made to become independent from the British empire. -
Battle of Saratoga
was a decisive victory for the the colonists and was a turning point in the civil war. -
Winter at valley forge
Valley Forge is the location of the encampment of Washington army during the war. -
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Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown is where the British army surrendered the war. -
Us constiution written
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. It is what took the the place of the articles of confederation.