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The stamp act
King George became even more unpopular after he levied taxes, trying to force Americans into obedience -
The intolerable acts
The intolerable acts were a series of laws put into action in an effort to suppress unrest as well as punish the colonists for the Boston tea party -
The Declaration of Independence
The signing of the Declaration of Independence was the moment the colonies declared their sovereignty from Great Britain and was and is still a defining moment in our history -
The battle of Yorktown
The Americans and the French trap general Cornwallis’s army at Yorktown, Virginia -
The treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris ended the American revolution with Benjamin Franklin being the lead negotiator, the Americans also gained a territory much larger than the 13 colonies -
The articles of confederation
The articles of confederation were a bad first attempt to make the constitution, with a weak central government and strong state governments leading to an unstable economy and government altogether -
The bill of rights
The bill of rights adopted in 1791 was created with personal freedoms in mind and consisted of the 10 basic rights of any person living in America -
The neutrality proclamation/act
The neutrality proclamation was made to combat those wanting to fight for France during the French Revolution when they declared war on Britain, Prussia, and Austria among others, the proclamation stated that anyone who did fight would not receive backing from the United States and would be tried by the government they fought against, there was significant pushback against this proclamation and the neutrality act was made stating that it had the power of law and would be treated as such.