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The Sugar Act was mad to end the smuggling of sugar and molasses from the Dutch and French and to increase tax on the new world to fund British industries.
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The Stamp Act was an act of the parliament of Britain which charged a direct tax to the British colonies and required that many printed goods would be printed on stamp paper produced in London.
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The Townshed Acts of 1767 were laws passed by the British putting taxes on paper, lead, teas, glass and paint. These new laws and taxes took away their freedom
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The Boston Massacre was a massacre where British soldiers shot and killed many colonists while being harassed by a mob. Five colonists died and this created an uprising of patriots such as Samuel Adams and Paul Revere.
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The Sons of Liberty of the new world held the Boston Tea party as a protest on the the British laws on the colonists. It took place right off the shores in Boston Harbor in Boston Massachusetts.
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The Intolerable Acts were laws passed by the British to punish the Massachusetts colonists that protested in the Boston Tea party because of the new tax laws.
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The Coercive Acts were punishments placed on Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party by Britain. This was also known as the Intolerable Acts.
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The Revolutionary War began with the battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. The British came out on top, only losing 73 troops while the colonists lost hundreds.
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The British attack many coastal towns from 1775 to early 1776. They Attacked many towns including Lexington and Concord.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill was one of the early stages of the Revolutionary War during the Siege of Boston. The new world lost, giving up Bunker Hill to the British
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In January of 1776, The British stopped raiding the coastal towns and moved more inland.
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On July 4th, 1776, the Deceleration of Independence was written and approved by the constitutional congress. This was Americas Birthday and the start of the country.
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The Battle of Saratoga marked a turning point in the war. On October 17, 1777 the British and Hessian troops surrendered with almost 6,000 men.
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The Articles of Confederation was an agreement among the 13 colonies (13 original states) of America that served as its first constitution.
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In 1778, Benjamin Franklin formed an alliance with France to defeat Britain.
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The Siege of Yorktown was the last battle that took place during the revolutionary war. it was led by George W. and had the French and American troops against the British.
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On march 1st 1781, the Articles of Confederation was ratified
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The Articles of Confederation failed because they were ruled agreed upon the different states, while the constitution was like other country's where the states were managed by a government.
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The Treaty of Paris was the treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War. King George ||| signed it in Paris France.
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After Shays Rebellion, People began to realize that the government was not structured correctly and needed a more well formed national government.
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Shays Rebellion was an uprising opposition to a debt crisis in Western Massachusetts near Springfield. This was because the government raised taxes on the citizens trade.
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The Annapolis Convention was also known as the "Meeting of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government" was a national political convention.
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In June of 1787, Shays Rebellion ended.
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On May 25, 55 representatives attended and started drafting the Constitution.
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On Agust 17th, 1787, the Constituion written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, PA.