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The first tax on the colonies from the British. It was added to get more money for the British after the French and Indian War. -
Congress issued “Declaration of Rights and Grievances”, which was basically saying that colonists deserved the same rights as native Britons. This was another case of “no taxation without representation”. -
The intolerable acts were a punishment to the colonists for them being defiant. They included the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act. -
The independence resolution said that the colonies were independent states, and were not apart of the British. It was passed by the Second Continental Congress. -
George Washington marched his troops to Virginia to trap British troops. Cornwallis was the commander and his troops got circled by continental and French armies, and the French navy contingent. -
Peace negotiations happened in France and the war ended on September 3rd. -
The constitution was signed in 1787 which gave American citizens basic rights and established the Americas national government. -
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments added to the constitution that gave its citizens more rights. This included rights such as speech, worship, assembly, etc.