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sugar act
parliament passed the sugar act, taxing sugar and coffee. -
the stamp act
this taxed any paper product -
boston massacre
british soldiers opened fire on a crowd that was pelting them with snow balls and rocks. -
boston tea party
protesters of the tax parliament threw tea into the boston harbor -
the american revolution
It was a colonial revolt between the british and the americans. -
decleration of independence
The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies won independence from Great Britain, becoming the United States of America. -
Battle of saratoga
american troops defeated the british -
British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia
General Charles Cornwallis surrendered 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a French and American force at Yorktown, Virginia, bringing the American Revolution to a close. -
constitutional convention
a secret meeting held to redraft the articles of confederation -
ratification of the u.s Constitution
the constitution was ratified and became the law of the land.
