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a series of conflicts in north America. this war was began by George Washington. there was an exchange of pineapples and champagne.
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a British law that imposed a tax on all the paper documents in the American colonies requiring them to be printed on special stamped paper. the stamp act was passed to help pay British troops stationed in the colonies during the seven year war.
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The Boston Massacre was a deadly clash between British soldiers and American colonists. British soldiers fired into a mob on King Street, killing 5 and injuring 6 others. Crispus Attucks was the most famous person in the Boston massacre -
a political protest with British tax policies that happened on December 16, 1773. this happened at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. The estimated price of the destroyed tea in today's money is approximately $1.7 million. -
this is where " shot heard 'round the world" comes from. it was where British communist risked their lives and property, defending their ideals of liberty and self-determination. 1775 was over 16 miles down the Bay Road from Boston to Concord, and had 1,700 British regulars and over 4,000 Colonial militia. -
this led to the colonies becoming the United States Of America. the first congress started a boycott of British goods and a second continental congress. The Second Continental Congress created the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. -
this was the day the declaration was adopted by the continental congress. it was originally written by Thomas Jefferson. this happened in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia -
The Articles of Confederation was the written document that stated the functions of the national government of the United States after it demanded independence from Great Britain. It established a weak central government that mostly, but not entirely, stopped the other states from conducting their own foreign diplomacy.
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this was also known as the siege of Yorktown. it was the final battle of the America Revolutionary war. cornwallis surrendered
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this is series of peace treaties signed in Paris. after the war there was a long war between the Government's army and Taranaki hapū, who wanted to keep their land. after this was the battle of New Orleans
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this was an agreement in the 1787 Constitutional Convention when enslaved people were counted as three-fifths of a person for tax. This agreement was later repealed by the 14th Amendment.
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All 13 states eventually ratified the Constitution. nations can ratify an amendment to an existing or adoption of a new constitution.
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this is to address the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation and establish a better national government. it was decided that the best solution to the young country's problems was to set aside the Articles of Confederation and write a new constitution.
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A joint House and Senate Conference. President Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments adopted by Congress to the states. Where three-fourths of the states had ratified 10 of these, now known as the “Bill of Rights.”
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this was a serious of British passing four laws. this made taxes on glass, led, paint, tea paper. it aimed to increase British power over colonial trade and governance