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French and Indian War ends
28 May, 1754 – 10 February, 1763
The British won the war against the Native Americans and the French for much of the North American territories and land. This took almost all of England’s cash reserves. -
Navigation Acts
1651-1764-1854
This act was made to increase the national wealth of England by keeping trade within its own country and the US colonies. Most of the restrictions were passed in 1764 causing a lot of the colonists to rebel. -
Stamp Act
March 22, 1765
Any printed goods or paper were taxed by the British government at an attempt to raise money for the British army. -
Boston Massacre
March 5, 1770
Many colonists were rioting against the high taxes and the British soldiers started to shoot at the colonists killing 5 and injuring many others -
Tea Act
May 10, 1773
This act gave the East India Tea Company a complete monopoly on all tea that the colonists could consume and buy. The act also added a lot of taxes and tariffs on tea. -
Boston Tea Party
December 16, 1773
An American protest to the heavy taxes of the British rule by dumping lots of tea into the Boston, Massachusetts harbor. -
Coercive/Intolerable Acts
March 31, 1774 - June 2, 1774
The four acts were the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act. Many of these were made to punish the rioting colonists to keep them at bay. -
First Continental Congress
September 5, 1774– October 26, 1774
A meeting at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to talk about the colonies and vote on new laws and rules. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
April 19, 1775
The first battle that started the American war of independence . 'shot heard 'round the world'. In NY. English wanted to seize an arms cache and the colonists were warned by Paul Revere so they than battled. -
Second Continental Congress
May 10, 1775
At Independence Hall the colonist leaders prepared for war just a month after the battle broke out at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
July 4, 1776
The colonists wanted freedom from the tyranny of the British government. They wrote a letter stating that wanted to be a new separate country. -
Battle of Saratoga
Sep 19, 1777 – Oct 7, 1777
A British offensive where the goal was to take Albany, New York. In the end the Americans won which was a big turning point of the war. -
Winter at Valley Forge
Dec 19, 1777 – Jun 19, 1778
Valley Forge was a military camp where most of the continental army stayed during the winter in 1777-1778. the encampment lasted six months and the army had very little supplies. They had to survive the very harsh winter to win the war. -
Battle of Yorktown
September 28, 1781— October 19, 1781
It was the last major battle in the American War for Independence. This won them the country and their freedom after the British surrendered. -
U.S. Constitution written
May 25, 1787
The document stating one’s rights and how to run the US government. Creating the 3 branches Legislative, Executive and Judicial written in the Philadelphia Convention. This was written because the country needed order. -
U.S Constitution adopted
September 17, 1787
The official US Constitution was voted on in Philadelphia in the Philadelphia Convention. The official signing of the document.