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the stamp act of 1765
stamp act of 1765/ British America and the British West Indies/to help pay for troops in the u.s/the people -
Intolerable Acts of 1774
British Parliament/Intolerable Acts/1774/colonial Boston/ suppress unrest in colonial Boston by closing the port and placing it under martial law. -
The Declaration of Independence
American colonies/Declaration of Independence/1776/America/seeking independence -
Battle of Yorktown
French and Continental troops/Battle of Yorktown/1781/Yorktown Virginia/ the most important battle of the Revolutionary War -
independence from Great Britain
united states/Paris treaty/1783/Paris/ending the war -
established America's national government
United States/The Constitution /1787/Philadelphia/guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens -
State of the Union Address
George Washington/State of the Union Address/1790/d.c/The army itself, its funding, supplies, and structure still needed to be decided -
Quasi-War
USS Constellation/Quasi-War/1799/sea/Action of 9 February 1799