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The Stamp Act was passed. The stamp is a tax on any important document.
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The Boston Massacre. The Boston Massacre was a fight between the British army and the colonists. The soldiers opened fire on the colonists killing five of them.
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the Boston tea party. The Boston tea party was a protest on tax on tea. The colonists boarded a ship in the Boston harbor and dumped $10,000 wroth of tea in the harbor.
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The Intolerable act. The Intolerable act was passed in 1774, what it is is closing the Boston port and placing it under martial law.
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The Declaration Of Independence was issued in 1776. The Declaration Of Independence was a document telling Great Britain that we want to be our own country.
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The battle of Yorktown. The battle of Yorktown is where the Continental troops and Great Britain. This battle is what started the war.
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In 1783 Great Britain formally recognized the independence of the colonies.
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The singing of the Constitution. The Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787. The Constitution is our government.
