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The Sons of Liberty were the ones who protested Britain and its rule. Their most important issue was the tax on British goods. -
The stamp act taxed the American colonies for any form of printed paper used such as playing cards or newspapers from Britain. This was enacted to make Britain money via taxes from those items. -
Townshend Acts were another form of taxes imposed on the colonies by Britain; this time they were taxing on imported items such as lead, paint, and tea. These were used to make Britain and its empire money. -
Britain kept imposing different taxes on the colonies. This eventually led to a protest where Americans dumped 340 chests of tea imported by the British into the harbor. This also led to the British shutting down Boston harbour. -
The first congressional meeting was to consider its reaction to the British restrictions on trade. This was also the first time Congress met in U.S. history. This took place in Carpenters Hall Philidelphia -
Massachusetts government act, Quartering act, Boston port act, and the Administration of Justice act. All of these acts were used in an attempt to stop the American Revolution. -
The Declaration of Independence marked the time when the American colonies separated themselves from British control. The Declaration of Independence gave people certain rights such as the pursuit of happiness. -
The colony army was successful at defeating Hession Mercenaries. The battle was led by George Washington, this also may have helped boost morale for the next battle. -
The Articles of Confederation allowed for a lot of power to reside in the states. This also allowed for a relatively weaker federal government which was changed later on. -
The Battle of Camden was a war that ended up leaving the British in control of the U.S. southern colonies. This battle was considered one of the worst defeats in U.S. history. -
The Treaty of Paris recognized the United States as its own nation. This also ended the American Revolution. -
When determining the population of a state, for every 5 slaves only 3 of them were to be counted in the census. This was for taxation and population purposes, also racism. -
The Great Compromise made the House of Representatives contain proportional population representation. But the Senate was 2 votes per state. -
The ratification of The Constitution made it the official document of the U.S.A. This meant that it is sort of the document laws are based on such as saying a law is unconstitutional. -
The Bill of Rights includes the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. The Bill of Rights is used to reinforce limitations on the federal and state governments and guarantees rights to individuals as well.