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Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece paper they used.
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the British Parliament enacts the Coercive Acts, to the outrage of American Patriots.The Coercive Acts were a series of four acts established by the British government.
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the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence.
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George Washington begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a army of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia, in the most important battle.
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British and Americans sign preliminary Articles of Peace
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A treaty between the United States and Great Britain is signed in Paris, formally ending the American Revolutionary War and granting the United States independence from Great Britain.
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The Constitution of the United States established America's national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens.
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U.S. Constitution adopted, when New Hampshire ratifies it.
