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structure of colonial society 1765
Eroding Empire—
5.1 Why did Americans resist parliamentary taxation? stamp Act passed 1765
p. 105 (March); stamp Act
congress meets in New
During the 1760s British rulers claimed that Parliament could make York city (October)
laws for the colonists “in all cases whatsoever.” Americans chal- 1767
lenged this “parliamentary sovereignty.” Drawing on the work of Eroding Empire—
John Locke, the English philosopher, they insisted that God had 1767 townshend Revenue
given them certain natural and inalienable rights. By attempting to Acts anger Americans
tax them without representation, Parliament threatened those rights. (june–july)
1770
Eroding Empire—
eroding the bonds of empire british troops fire on 1770
civilians during “boston
5.2 What events eroded the bonds of empire during the Massacre” (March)
1760s? p. 109 1773
Eroding Empire—
Wars in America were expensive. Parliament established the Parliament passes tea
Proclamation Line of 1763 to reduce the costs of protecting the 1773 Act (May); bostonians
frontier, but this angered colonists seeking new lands in the west. hold tea Party
Parliament also concluded that the colonists should help reduce the (December)
national debt, but when it passed the Stamp Act, 1765, Americans 1774
protested. Colonists boycotted British-manufactured goods. Taken Eroding Empire—
aback, Parliament repealed the hated statute, while maintaining in coercive Acts passed 1774
the Declaratory Act, 1766, its complete legislative authority over the (March–june); First
Americans. continental congress
convenes (september) 1775
steps toward independence Toward
independence—battles
5.3 What events in 1775 and 1776 led to the colonists’ 1775 of Lexington and
decision to declare independence? p. 117 concord (April); second
continental congress
In 1775, following battles at Lexington and Concord, militiamen gathers (May)
from throughout New England descended upon Boston, besieging 1776
the British troops encamped there. In response, the Continental Fighting for
Congress formed the Continental Army and appointed George independence— 1776
Washington commander. In 1776, Thomas Paine’s Common Sense Declaration of
convinced colonists that a republic was a better form of government independence signed
than monarchy, and Congress declared independence. 1778
Fighting for
Fighting for independence 1778 independence— French
treaties recognize inde-
pendence of the United
5.4 Why did it take eight years of warfare for the Americans
to gain independence? p. 121 1781 states (February)
To win their independence, the colonies first had to overcome the Fighting for
formidable military power of Great Britain. Britain had four times independence— 1781
the population of the colonies, was the world’s leading manufacturer, cornwallis surrenders
had a well-trained and experienced army and the world’s best navy. at Yorktown (October) 1783
The outgunned colonists had to rely on a war of attrition. It was only Fighting for
after the victory at Saratoga in 1777 convinced the French to enter 1783 independence— Peace
into an alliance that the colonists were able to win conclusive battles treaty signed (september)
and successfully end the war.

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