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This act was passed by Parliament in 1764 taxing Sugar and Coffee,
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The taxing of any paper product including Newspapers, Playing cards etc.
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British Soldiers in Boston opened fire on a crowd that was pelting them with snow balls (and rocks). 5 people died in the incident
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Some colonists hurled a cargo of British tea into a harbor to protest a tax on Tea.
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Tensions between the colonist and British finally erupted into war at the Battle of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. This war became known as the American Revolution. The Continental Congress met again to form an army and named George Washington as their commander.
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In 1776, the Second continental congress met and voted to declare independence from Britain. Thomas Jefferson was the main author of the Declaration of Independence
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An 18 day battle which was turning to the point of the American Revolution. British General John Burgoyne achieved a small, but costly victory over American forces led by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold.
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British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his troops in Yorktown, Virginia. General Cornwallis brought 8,000 British troops to Yorktown. They expected help from British ships sent from New York. The British ships never arrived. That was lucky for General George Washington and the Continental army. The thirteen colonies found their opportunity to beat the world's largest empire.
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A convention that took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for 4 months in 1787
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The majority of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention approved the documents over which they had labored since May 1787
