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Prevented English settlement west of the appilantion mountians and anyone already there was forced to move back east.
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England taxed sugar and wines to help pay for expenses during the french and idian war
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The stamp act was a tax on all printed goods
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colonists had to house and supply british troops
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After much debate with parlament King George 3 repealed the stamp act.
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Stated that the british goverment had total control to pass any legestlation on the colonies
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Taxed colonists on daily items like tea, paint, and paper
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British soliders fire into a crowd of colonists and killed and wounded some of them.
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All townshend act taxes are repealed excepted for the one on tea
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Colonists attack british ship in Rhode Island
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Taxs colonies tea imports and gives the British East India Company a monopoly on tea
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Discised as indians colonists dump tea in boston harbor
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Parlament pass laws on colonists to make them pay for the boston tea party including the boston port act
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first continental congess meets including some of the founding fathers
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The shot heard around the world was at concords northern brige and then when british soliders entered lexington they were attacked and forced to retreat by colonists
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Appointed George Washington as general of colonial army
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Colonists lost the battle due to lack of amuntion but made the british take heavy losses
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Colonists signed a pettition stating that they wanted peaceful negotations with britian but the king refused to even look at it and declared colonists were in open rebellion.
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Thomas paine writes the paphlet "Common Sense" that argues for independence from britian.
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The continetal congress agreed to formally sign the declaration of independence and slipt from britian
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General Washington crosses the deleware river on christmas and captures 1500 enemy mercanarys
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The colonists adopted the to form their new goverment
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Washington settles his men to spend the winter at valley forge
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France declares war on britian
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Spain declares war with england butdosent ally with the colonists
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Gen. Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown to Gen.Washington
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Congress declares that the Revolutionary War is over
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The Colonies and england sign a peace treaty in paris
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Continental congress calls for a convention to amend the articles of confederation.
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Delegates meet in phildelphia to change the articles of confederation.
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By this time the nessisary 9 states have ratifed the consitution.
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John Adams is sworn in as first vice president of the united states
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George Washington is sworn in as first president of the united states
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U.S. congress has adopted the bill of rights and sent it to the states to be ratified.
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The United States army is established
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United states postal service is made.
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The United States mint is made.
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The united states military draft is made.
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George Washington and John Adams are reelected to be president and vice president again.
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The 11th Amendment is passed by congress.
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The United States Navy is made.
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John Adams is sworn in as 2nd president of the united states and Thomas Jefferson is sworn in as vice president.
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The United States marine corp is made.
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Washington DC becomes the offical capital of the united states
