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Made it so only English ships could bring goods into England.
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The war ends with The Treaty of Paris. The war provided Great Britain with land gains in North America. England defeated the French and their Native American allies.
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To help pay for the British Army's stay in the colonies during the French and Indian War, Parliament passed the Stamp Act. This act required colonists to pay taxes on various paper, documents, and playing cards
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A confrontation where the British shot and killed multiple people in a mob in Boston
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The British Parliament put tax on all tea made by the British East India Company to help the company. The act let the company ship directly to the colonies without having to go through England first.
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Was an act of political protest where the colonists poured hundreds of chests of tea into the Boston Harbor after the British imposed taxes on them.
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Laws passed by British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party
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In 1774, 12 of the 13 states met in Philadelphia for the first Continental Congress to organize resistance again England.
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The first battle of the American Revolution. The Americans were defeated by the British.
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A convention of delegates from the 13 colonies in Philadelphia. It was formed in May of 1775, soon after the American Revolutionary War started.
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The Declaration of Independence was adopted by Congress in July of 1776.
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Was a crucial turning point in the American Revolution because it renewed the American morale and gave them hope. It also gave foreign partners hope that the Americans could win. It occurred in September to October of 1777.
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Starting in December of 1777 and ending in June of 1778, the winter at Valley Forge was very hard on the soldiers. Hundreds of George Washington's men died from disease.
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At this battle that went from September 28, 1781 to October 19, 1781, the British surrendered to the American Army in Yorktown, Virginia.
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Written during the Constitutional Convention. It was written from May to September and signed in September.
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The U.S. Constitution was finally adopted in June of 1788 when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it.
