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the stamp act was that the parliament of English made to make more money. it required that people only use paper that had a stamp on it.
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This was an organization the was established to fight the British government. They fought against taxation, which played a huge role in the Stamp Act.
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They were a series of different acts, such as taxes and repealing freedoms, that were passed by the British government.
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The Boston Massacre, known to the British as the Incident on King Street. British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Bostonclick here for more info
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the colonists where mad at England for taxing everything. They decided to dump all the tea in to the ocean
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This was a meeting between delegates over the Coercive Acts, which were acts imposed on the colonies.
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These battles were the first battles that took place in the Revolutionary War.
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the deceleration of independence is a statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting. The meeting was at the Pennsylvania State House (now known as Independence Hall)
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The battle of yorktown is a battle between america and british in virginia. The british lost a lot of people america lost a few it was a victory for the colonists.click here for more info
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people from all of the 13 sates gathered to go over problems. they all gathered in pennsylvania click here for more info
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This petition was made to be able to make their own rules and rights, while still remaining loyal to the King.
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This was an agreement between states at this time on how much power and legislature they had within the constitution.
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It took 10 months for the first nine states to approve the Constitution. The first state to ratify was Delaware by a unanimous vote, 30 - 0. The featured document is an endorsed ratification of the federal Constitution by the Delaware convention.
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This was the day that the first ten amendments of the constitution were created.
