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1765
On March 22, 1765, British Parliament finally passed the Stamp Act or Duties in American Colonies Act -
1774
The British Parliament passed a series of laws collectively known as the Intolerable Acts, with the intent to suppress unrest in colonial Boston by closing the port -
1776
The 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence. -
1781
The Battle of Yorktown was initiated and proved to be the decisive engagement of the American Revolution. -
1783
Great Britain formally recognized the independence of the United States in the Treaty of Paris. -
1787
would not only reject the Articles of Confederation altogether, but they would produce the first written constitution for any nation in the history of the world. -
1789
George Washington is unanimously elected the first President of the United States by the United States Electoral College. -
1791
A bill of rights to the Federal Constitution was officially entered into law today by an act of the United States Congress.