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Navigation Acts
The Navigation Acts allowed only English ships to bring goods into England, and North American colonies could only export commodities. -
French and Indian War
Great Britain gained a lot of territory in North America, but paying the war’s expenses caused colonial discontent and led to the American Revolution. -
Stamp Act
The British Parliament used this act to exact revenue from American colonies by taxing newspapers and legal documents. This act then caused deadly riots. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot and killed several people because they were being harassed by a mob. It was publicized by leading Patriots. -
Tea Act
The mission was to reduce the amount of tea held by British East India Company. -
Boston Tea Party
It was an American political protest by the Sons of Liberty. This act of revenge led to the Intolerable Acts. -
Coercive/Intolerable Acts
They were created by the British Parliament to punish Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. Colonists fought hard to get rid of these acts led to the First Continental Congress. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from each of the 13 colonies (except Georgia) met in Philadelphia to organize resistance to the Coercive Acts. -
Lexington and Concord
They were the first battles of the American Revolution. They gave Britain a taste of what they were in for. -
Second Continental Congress
It was another meeting of the delegates from the 13 colonies, but it was after the launch of the American Revolutionary War and succeeded the First Continental Congress. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
The Decleration was adopted on July 4, 1776. The 13 colonies severed their political connections with Great Britain. -
Battle of Saratoga
It included two crucial battles. It was a decisive victory for the Continental Army and a big turning point in the Revolutionary War. -
Winter at Valley Forge
Valley Forge was the third of the eight winter camps for the Continental Army. -
Battle of Yorktown
The siege proved to be last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War. -
U.S. Constitution written
The Constitution was written during the Philadelphia Convention. This was a large turning point in the further of the Untied States. -
U.S. Constitution adopted
The U.S. Constitution was born on September 1787, but it took until June 21, 1788 for it to be adopted when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it. This was a huge step for the independence of the Untied States.
