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On October 7, 1763 George III prohibited all settlements west of the Appalachian mountains without guarantees of security from native American’s
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Representatives from nine of the 13 colonies to declare the stamp act unconstitutional as it was a tax levied without their consent.
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The British Parliament passed a series of laws known as the intolerable acts intended to suppress unrest in Boston by closing the port and placing it under martial law.
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Congress formally declared the colonies independence from Great Britain. The colonies wanted to denounce monarchy and challenge the British Empire.
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Washington marched troops from New York to Virginia to trap general Charles Cornwallis. Continental and French armies arrived first, forcing his surrender.
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Peace negotiations took place in France and the word came to an official end.
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The constitutional convention took place from May 14 to September 17 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The point of the event was to decide how America was going to be governed.
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James Madison introduced in Congress approved the bill of rights. Anti-federalists wanted protection for individual rights.