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The Navigation Acts increased colonial revenue by taxing the goods going to and from British colonies.
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The war ended by the signing of theTreaty of Hubertusburg and the Treaty of Paris in February 1763. France lost all claims to Canada and gave Louisiana to Spain, while Britain received Spanish Florida, Upper Canada, and various French holdings overseas.
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This taxed items like newspapers and pamphlets, which caused protests.
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Colonists were angry about previous events, especially the Quartering Act. Colonists threw snowballs at soldiers and called them names. Shots were fired and five colonists were killed.
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The Tea Act was a tax on all imported tea from Britain. This caused the Boston Tea Party.
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The colonists were upset by the Tea Act, so they threw barrels of tea into the Boston harbor. Then, the Intolerable Acts were passed to keep the colonists under control.
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This was caused by the Boston Tea Party. Many colonists saw this as a violation of their constitutional rights, their natural rights, and their colonial charters. Therefore, even more colonists turned against British rule.
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The king was mad about the Boston Tea Party and wanted to punish the colonists, so they met at the first Continental Congress to discuss.
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This event signaled the start of the American Revolutionary War. Tensions had been building between residents of the American colonies and the British authorities. British troops marched from Boston to Concord to seize an arms cache.
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During the Second Continental Congress voted to raise an army which caused the american revolution to begin.
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord initiated armed conflict between Great Britain and the American colonies. The Declaration rallied support from colonists at home, and colonists living abroad.
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The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the American Revolution. It persuaded the French, Spanish and Dutch to join their cause against a mutual rival.
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A lack of organization, food, and money shortages plagued the Continental Army throughout the first half of the seven-year-long revolution. These problems caused the harsh living conditions at Valley Forge, during the third year of the war.
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The British surrendered and Virginia marked the conclusion of the last major battle of the American Revolution and the start of a new nation's independence.
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Congress authorized delegates to gather in Philadelphia and recommend changes to the existing charter of government. The Constitution set up a federal system that divided power between states and the central government.
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The Constitution set up a federal system that divided power between states and the central government. Separation of powers was practiced, and there were three branches created: the legislative branch, the judicial branch, and the executive branch.
