| A | B |
|---|
| Stamp Act (1765) | taxes on printed materials; raised money for England |
| Townshend Act (1767) | taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea |
| Tea Act (1773) | taxes on tea |
| Boston Tea Party (1773) | colonists disguised as Indians and dumped tea into Boston Harbor |
| First Continental Congress (1774) | 12 out of 13 colonies (not Georgia) sent men to Philadelphia to speak out about the taxes |
| Battle of Lexington & Concord (1775) | the War of Indepenence (American Revolution) begins |
| Second Continental Congress (1775) | Articles of Confederation are discussed, but not completed |
| Common Sense (1776) | a book wriiten by Thomas Paine; speaks out for Independence |
| Declaration of Independence accepted (July 4, 1776) | written by Thomas Jefferson |
| Articles of Confederation ratified | 1781 |
| Shay's Rebellion (1786) | Daniel Shay led farmers in a revolt because they couldn't pay taxes on their farms |
| Northwest Ordinance (1787) | accepted a plan for governing all western territories north of the Ohio River |
| Constitutional Convention (1787) | 12 states (not Rhode Island) met in Philadelphia; wrote the new form of government called the Constitution |
| New York City (1788) | temporary capital |
| North Carolina ratifies the Constitution | 1789 |
| Rhode Island - last state to ratify the Constitution | 1790 |
| ratify | to accept |
