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Navigation Acts
The British Parliament declared that only English ships would be allowed to bring goods to England -
The French and Indian War ends
The Treaty of Paris was signed and ended the war -
The Stamp Act
Levied taxes on all commercial documents. (Diplomas, pamphlets, newspapers, almanacs, playing cards, dice, etc.) -
The Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot and killed several people in Boston. -
The Tea Act
The British East India Co. was permitted to sell tea directly to the colonies without the colonial middleman. This lead to cheaper tea. -
The Boston Tea Party
Colonists dumped cargo into the Boston Harbor. -
The Coercive/ Intolerable Acts
The Port Bill closed the Boston Harbor until compensated
The Quartering Act, invades private homes
Administration of justice Act-British officials were to be tried in England -
First Continental Congress
55 delegates from 12 colonies except Georgia.
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Second Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that formed Philadelphia -
Lexington and Concord
The first military engagements of the Revolutionary War -
Declaration of Independence is Adopted
The 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain, from the Continental Congress’ Declaration of Independence -
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Battle of Saratoga
Marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign. -
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Winter at Valley Forge
General Washington led his troops through the harsh time, as thousands got sick and many died. -
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Battle of Yorktown
The British army surrendered to Washington’s troops -
The U.S. Constitution is written
The Constitution was written by James Madison in Philadelphia -
U.S. Constitution adopted
New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution
