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The Virginia Slave Code
The Virginia Slave Code was a set of laws, proposed by the House of Burgesses, that opposed slavery and created a divide in the duties and rights of free men versus slaves. -
The First Great Awakening
Beginning around the 1730's, the First Great Awakening was a religious revival that swept through the American colonies. It provided people with a hope of being saved through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ rather than the previous rituals, ceremonies, and church heirarchy. -
Pontiac's War
Pontiac's War, which occurred in 1763, consisted of a group of Native American tribes, mostly from the Great Lakes area, the Illinois Country, and Ohio Country, who were unhappy with British policies. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred in Boston, Massachusetts on December 16, 1773. It was a protest in which angry Americans poured around 342 chests of tea into the harbor in retaliation to the Tea Act. -
The American Revolution
The American Revolution, beginning in 1775, was a battle between the thirteen colonies of the U.S. and the British in which the colonies sought to win independence from Britain. The British surrendered at Yorktown in 1781 and a treaty was signed giving the colonies independence. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independance is a document that stated why the thirteen original colonies wished to be independent from the British and gave them the right to choose their own government. It was officially enacted on July 4, 1776. -
The Constitutional Convention
Delegates from all but one of the thirteen states, met together in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation to produce a system of checks and balances in the federal government. -
George Washington's Presidency
George Washington served as the first president of theUnited States from 1789-1797. He played a main role in ratifying the Constitution. -
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments of the U.S. Constitution and was adopted in 1791. It details the rights of the people of the U.S. and the limitations of the government.
