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Slavery Grows
Slavery became more prominent in the Northern Colonies, as the maritime trade prospered and required more workers -
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First Great Awakening
Massive revivals swept the North East colonies, regardless of denomination. -
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Seven Year's War
The American Colonists fought for Britain against the French in Canada and the North. The British, as a result of the war, gained a large portion of Canad and North America from the French. The War also generated a massive amount of debt for Britain -
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The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment exalted man as the epitome of reason, and declared that reason was above all and most important. -
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Pontiac's War
Neolin, an Indian prophet claimed to have visions telling him to evict all the British colonists from his territory. Obviously, the Colonists did not want to give up their land, and war ensued. This caused the British to realize that peace was to be had only by the protection of the Indians, and limitation on the expansion of the Colonists -
Royal Proclamation of 1763
The British declared the land west of the Appalachian Mountains as off limit for the Colonists. This annoyed the Colonists -
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Britain's attempts of Taxation
The British, trying to eliminate their debt, established taxes on virtually anything. The Colonists resisted almost every single act with riots, embargoes, writings, and speeches. The colonists became more of a cohesive whole, as they united together against a common enemy -
Boston Massacre
After being harassed for a while, British regulars fired back at the crowd, killing 5 men. This event caused the colonists to vilify the British -
Boston Tea Party
The people of Boston, resisting the Tea Act, dumped boxes of tea into Boston Harbor -
First Continental Congress
The was the first leaders of the resistance to Britain. This led to a further amount of connectedness among the Colonists. -
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The American Revolutionary War
The American Colonists, unable to make peace, fight for their independence from Britain. -
Lexington and Concord
The British tried to take supplies from the Colonists, who fought back -
Independence Day
After attempting to keep the peace, and stay as a British colony, the Colonists turned toward independence, and issued the Declaration of Independence. -
Articles of Confederation
The Continental Congress established the Articles of Confederation as the constitution of the United States. However, it did not provide the government enough power, and fell through. -
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Shays' Rebellion
Daniel Shays and his army fought against their creditors, showing how the new nation needed a stronger central government. -
The Constitution
After numerous debates and arguments, enough states ratified the Constitution, which was promptly set in place. This allowed for a stronger central government, which would hold the nation together