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Navigation Act
acts of Parliament intended to promote the self-sufficiency of the British Empire by restricting colonial trade to England -
French and Indian war ends
England and the colonies defeat France and their Native American allies, but leaves British treasury depleted and expect colonists to pay. -
Stamp act
Taxed commercial and legal documents, taxed items such as diplomas, pamphlets, newspapers, almanacs, dice, and playing cards -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers opened fire on a crowd of protesters that were throwing snowballs at them, 5 protesters were killed -
Tea act
The act granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England, created a monopoly with the British East India Company many members of parliament had shares in the company. -
Boston tea party
A handful of colonists dressed up as Indians to get on the British tea ship and threw tea cargo off the ship into the sea to protest. -
Coercive/intolerable acts
The intolerable acts closed the Boston port, quartering act, administration of justice act, Massachusetts Government Act, and the Quebec Act. -
First continental congress
12 colonists gathered in Philadelphia, discussed what to do about Britain’s harsh moves in Massachusetts. -
Lexington and Concord
Colonists and the British break into war, the opening shots of the American revolution. -
Second continental congress
Set up a continental army with Washington as the head of it, voted to declare independence, Jefferson was chose to write the Declaration of Independence. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
American leaders signed the document declaring independence from Britain. -
Battle of Saratoga
First turning point in the war, America triumphed over Britain getting France on their side. -
Winter at Valley Forge
The troops had to stay at Valley Forge for a winter and suffered from the cold, hunger, and disease. -
Battle of Yorktown
Washington and the help of a French fleet, he forced the surrender of a British army, the British war effort crumbled -
U.S. Constitution Written
The nations leaders gathered to write the constitution and created a federal republic -
U.S. Constitution adopted
Power divided between federal or national government and the states, provided an elected legislature and an elected president, set up checks and balances to prevent any branch getting too strong