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the Sugar act 1764 was to tax the american colonist of sugar so that the British government could profit from it.
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The stamp act was a tax on every printed paper so that the British government could profit from it
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The Boston Massacre was the first scrimmage between colonist and the British that resulted in the death of 5 colonist
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The Boston tea party was a political protest against the British government over taxation
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the first battle between Americans and British that resulted in an American victory
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several ideas from John Locke adopted by the congress
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the battle of Saratoga was a massive victory over the British
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Over 8000 British infantry surrendered and American soldiers captured Yorktown
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Held in Philadelphia Pennsylvanian it was to determine how America was going to be governed
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The U.S. ratifies the constitution in 1789 which makes it the law of the land
