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Navigation Acts
Parliament declared only English ships could bring goods into England. North American Colonies could only send exports to England. This caused resentment in the American Colonies. -
French and Indian War ends
England and the colonies defeated France and Native American allies. The British treasury was drained. The British thought the colonists should pay their share. -
Stamp Act
This allowed Parliament to tax the colonists on goods. This caused them to protest with the slogan "No taxation without representation." -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers killed people in Boston because they were being harassed by a mob of protestors against taxation. The event was portrayed as the killing of completely innocent people and the Patriots were mad. -
Tea Act
Parliament wanted to reduce the large amount of tea held by the British East India Company. They struggled financially in their London warehouses by taxing the colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
A protest on tea taxes.
The tea was taxed therefore they threw the tea overboard. -
Coercive/Intolerable Acts
Passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. The result was even more colonists turning against the British and the First Continental Congress. -
First continental congress
Representatives from each of the 13 colonies, except for Georgia, congregated in Philadelphia to organize colonial resistance to Parliament's Coercive Acts. -
Lexington and Concord
Signaled the start of the American Revolutionary War.
The British army set out to catch Samuel Adams and John Hancock. -
Second Continental Congress
Was used to discuss raising armies, appointing diplomats, war strategy, and writing treatises. The effect was the formation of a government. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
The declaration was signed on August 2nd 1776. The result was America being seen as a nation. -
Battle of Saratoga
Was fought during the revolutionary war.
Decisive victory for the Continental Army
Turning point in the Revolutionary War. -
Winter at Valley Forge
Washington and his army spent a winter at valley forge that lasted awhile. It was cold and people sick. The result was the deaths of many. -
Battle of Yorktown
America’s army force the surrender of British General Cornwallis. The result was the independence of America. -
U.S. Constitution Written
The Constitution established the laws in the United States. The result was a strong form of government that could be changed. -
U.S. Constitution adopted
Not adopted until 1788 when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it. The result was the Constitution being accepted in America.
