TOPIC 46 - Configuración histórica EE.UU

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  • The Treaty of Paris

    Origin and cause of "The War of Independence"

  • The Sugar Act

    This Act made the colonies pay on sugar

  • The Stamp Act

    All legal documents and newspapers in the colonies were taxed

  • The Towshend Act

    Duties on lead, glass and paper imports. This Act led to the Boston Massacre.

  • The Tea Act

    By which the East Indian Company had the monopoly of distribution of tea in the colonies

  • The First Continental Congress in Philadelphia

    They decided to boycott all British products and to declare their rights.

  • Clash in Lexington

    This clash marked the beginning of the war

  • Publication of the "Declaration of Independence"

    The colonies declared their independence from Britain

  • Declaration of war on England

  • Final victory of the colonies in Yorktown

  • The Treaty of Versailles

    This treaty meant the end of the war and the colonies were declared independent by Great Britain

  • The Articles of the Confederation

    Draft of the Constitution

  • Convention in Philadelphia

    In this convention, 55 delegates representing all the States, agreed on:
    - A written Constitution
    - The separation of powers --> "The Checks and Balances System"
    - A federal government
    - The right to tax a regulate commerce
    - Creation of a Congress with two Houses: The Senate and The House of Representatives
    - Equal representation of each State in the Senate
    - A slave was counted as three fifths of a person

  • Bill of Rights

    First 10 amendments of the Constitution were adopted and ratified and are known as "The Bill of Rights"

  • Secession of 11 Southern States

    These States set up "The Confederate States of America"
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    Civil War

    The Civil War broke out in South Carolina 12th April 1861.
    In 1865, General Lee surrendered which meant the war was over.