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October 7, 1763
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The Proclamation Line of 1763 was an act that attempted to prevent westward expansion of colonists in order to ease relations with the natives. This act however had consequences because by not giving legal support to colonists who settled in the west these colonists would feel betrayed. This act would then in turn be a leading factor for the culminating anti-British sentiment that was beginning to develop in the colonies post French-Indian War.
March 22, 1765
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In order to try and pay debts gathered from the French-Indian War the British government instituted this tax on all printed goods. By doing this it would enrage the colonists due to the act being passed without the consent of the colonists. In response to the act colonists would resort to violent protests which eventually forced the British to repeal the Act a year later.
November 20, 1767
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Despite having the previous failure of the Stamp Act the British parliament still wanted to tax the colonists to help pay for war debts. With the Declaratory Act giving Parliament full legal disclosure to tax the colonies the townshend Act was implemented. The British wanted to tax British imported goods to the colonies which would raise revenue and allow the British to use that same revenue to better pay colonial officials to ensure loyalty the crown. The end result unfortunately for the British would be mass boycotts and riots y the colonists. This increase in tension would lead to the Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, and Coercive Acts which would all sum up to all out warfare between the colonists and British.
1774
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After the wake of the Boston Tea Party the British government enacted a series of laws that aimed to punish the colonists. These laws in effect did the following: closed the port of Boston (stifling colonial economy), Massachusetts losing the ability to self rule, court trials required to be held in Britain, and colonists being force to quarter British troops. This would be the last straw of the colonists and they in effect organized the first continental congress (1774) to discuss the issue.
April 19, 1775
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These two battles were the first to literally ignite the revolution. A confrontation between minute men and British over an attempted weapons cache raid would be the reasoning for this historical battle. Even though only 250 redcoats were killed or wounded the Battle proved that American spirit could live up to the might of the British army and would be the catalyst for future revolutionary conflicts.
July 4, 1776
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By issuing the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Army, the 13 American colonies cut the ties between themselves and Great Britain. The Declaration was a summary of the motivations that colonists had for seeking independence from Great Britain.
September 17, 1787
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After the failure of the Articles of Confederation failed. The United States Constitution signed in 1787 outlined national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. It was signed by delegates in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787.
1789
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President George Washington signed this act into law, which was to establish the judicial courts of the United States. It created a federal-court system and brought a Judicial Branch into the government.
1791
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A set of amendments that gave the people certain individual rights such as freedom of speech religion and how a right that is not explicitly stated, does not mean it does not exist. This would secure the legitimacy of the Constitution and place a proper balance between state and national governments.
1794
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Hamilton and other leaders who wanted a strong central government rather than give states most of the power. Due to this, in 1787, the Federalists party emerged. This was the first United States political party and, in 1796, anti-Federalists gathered around Jefferson because he wanted for the states to receive more power than what Hamilton envisioned.