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The English parliament passed the Sugar act, which imposed taxes on sugar and coffee
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The English parliament passed the Stamp Act, which imposed taxes on any paper product.
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English soldiers killed 5 people in an angry crowd.
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The English colonist protest the tax on tea, ad throw millions of dollars worth of tea into the Boston Harbor.
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The British government and the colonist went to war.
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American colonist declare independence from Britain
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American troops defeat the British
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The British surrender, and sign a peace treaty
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The “redraft” of the articles of confederation, and it was made the Constitution