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John Locke contributes to the constitution for the Carolina colony
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It led communities throughout the colonies to question British authorities The French and Indian war put Great Britan in debt, causing them to tax the colonists without representation.
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The Albany Congress proposes that the colonies unite.
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Sugar Act put a tax of three pence per gallon on molasses as well as listed specific goods which could be exported to Britain.Sugar Act led to outcries from colonial leaders who claimed "taxation without representation," as they had no members of Parliament to represent their interests.
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required use of tax stamps on all legal documents.
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Five colonists are killed by the britsh because of the boston massacre
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The Tea Act is passed and provokes the Boston Tea Party.
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-colonists were required to provide housing for soldiers-part of a group of laws that came to be known as the Intolerable Acts. The acts were designed to restore imperial control over the American colonies
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Battles of Lexington and Concord start the revolution
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Made the U.S. and independent country.