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Paliament passed theSugar Act, taxig sugar and coffee
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The Stamp Act was also passed which put a tax on stamps.
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An incident on King Street, Britian in wich British Army soldier fired shots into a croud of an anrgy mob that was attack them with blunt objects.
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A group of Massachusetts boarded three Boston tea ships and dumped a total of 342 chests full of tea into th Boston harbor.
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This battle was the first military engagements in the Revolutiionary War.
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In the Second Continental meeting The Declaration of Independance was made a statemet that stated the US's Independance from Britain
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The Declaration of Independence was a statement which announced the thirteen American colonies. This reflected Enlightenment thinking because it help with the idea of the Enlightenment, it gave the people freedom, and separated colonies.
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This battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. The British and Hessian troops surrendered
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General Cornwallis brought 8000 troops to Yorktown, expecting reinforcements from ships, but his ships never arrived.
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Delegates from five states called a Constitutional convention at the Annapolis to discuss improvements to the Articles of Confederation.
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The U.S. Constitution was adopted and signed in September 1787, but signing wasn't enough. It had to be ratified by nine of the 13 states before it became binding.
