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Parliament had passed the navigation acts to regulate colonial trade and manufacturing -
England and her colonies defeated France and Native American allies. British treasury drained. Britain thought colonists should pay their share -
Items were taxed such as newspapers and pamphlets -
British soldiers in Boston opened fire on a crowd of protesters -
It was one of the several measures imposed on the American colonists the colonists resistance lead to the Boston tea party -
A handful of colonists hurled a shipment of British tea to protest the the tax on tea -
Representatives from 12 colonies gathered in Philadelphia and discussed how to respond to British harsh moves against Massachusetts -
Colonists clashed with British troops-the first shots of the American Revolution -
Not long after, the second continental congress met and set up a continental Army with George Washington in command -
The document spelled out the political principle of popular sovereignty, the idea that all government power comes from the people -
The first turning point in the war, the Americans triumphed over the British -
In a brutal winter the continental troops suffered from cold, hunger, and disease
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The Articles of confederation was the new nation’s first Constitution. It proved to be too weak to rule effectively -
With the help of a French fleet Washington forced the surrender of a British army -
To address the problem with the Article of Confederation nation leaders Gathered once more and hammered out the Constitution of the United States