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French and English Enlightenment
The French and English Enlightenment traditional authority and embraced the notion that humanity could be improved through rational change. The Enlightenment produced numerous books, essays, inventions, scientific discoveries, laws, wars and revolutions. This was significant because it was a movement that promoted the values of reason, evidence-based knowledge, free inquiry, individual liberty, humanism, limited government, and the separation of church and state. -
John Locke
John Locke held that the obligation to obey civil government under the social contract was conditional upon the protection of the natural rights of each person, including the right to private property. Sovereigns who violated these terms could be justifiably overthrown. Its significant because an important contribution to social contract theory and natural rights are moral rights that people would have no matter what their legal rights were and even if there were no government and no laws. -
Proclamation of 1763
A law that prohibited Colonist to move west, and the colonist responded with moving there anyways because them owning land was important. -
Sugar Act
was created to help the British pay for the debt of war and the colonist reacted with protest against it -
Stamp Act
The Stamp act was stamps were required for all official documents, licenses, contracts, newspaper, and many other paper items. The colonist reacted by holding protest and rallies -
Quartering Act
The quartering act was you had to let British soldiers into your home if they demand housing. Colonist reacted negatively saying it was against their rights and breach of privacy. -
Declaratory act
The Declaratory act repealed the Stamp act and the amendment of the Sugar Act. The colonist were happy, but some were suspicious of more acts and taxes in the future. -
Townshend Act
A series of four acts passed by the British Parliament in an attempt to assert authority over the colonies through suspension of a recalcitrant representative assembly and through strict provisions for the collection of revenue duties. The colonist reacted to this by protesting "no taxation without representation,” -
Boston Massacre
Nine British Soldiers shot five people out of a crowd of colonist who were attacking them verbally and such. They reacted as more Harassment to the British soldier. -
East India Tea Monopoly
East India Tea Monopoly prohibited all other countries from importing any products into England, mainly tea, creating a monopoly on tea into Britain that lasted until 1834. The colonist response to this was The Boston tea Party. This was where the colonist boarded East India company ships and dumped loads of tea off board. -
Coercive Acts
The Coercive Acts was passed to retaliate towards the colonial's defiance. The colonist's response to this was they organized and gathered at the first Continental Congress. -
Lexington and Concord
This battle was the kick off for the American Revolutionary war, The night before, on the 18th hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize hidden weapons. Paul Revere and others raised the alarm, a clash on the Lexington town green sparked the fighting, and the British were soon retreating under heavy fire. The significance of this event, it is famously know as the 'Shot around the world' and this had marked the start of the American Revolutionary War. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was the formal meeting of delegates from the American colonies to form a provisional government together to make decisions about the war with Britain over American independence. This event was significant because it voted to adopt the Declaration of Independence on July 2, 1776, which led to the colonies becoming the United States of America. Its Lasting impact is the reason we became the United States. -
Olive Branch Petition
This event was a final attempt by the colonist to try avoiding going to war with Great Britain during the American Revolution. It was a significant, but doomed, attempt to to preserve the relationship between the Colonies and the British government before conflicts turned into war. The lasting impact, its rejection by King George and Parliament strengthened the influence and position of the men like John Adams and Samuel Adams who favored independence. -
George Washington
George Washington was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States. Why he is so significant is he commanded the Continental Army during the American Revolution and presided over the convention that drafted the U.S. Constitution. His lasting impact was he helped lay the foundation for the U.S. Government. -
Bunker Hill
This was the first major battle of the Revolutionary War, The British drove the Americans from their fort at Breeds Hill to Bunker Hill, the significance is the battle provided them with an important confidence boost during the Siege of Boston. The lasting impact is that it set the morale for the American's in a good way. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States. He was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father. He was a "silent member" of the congress and his significance in the revolution war was he drafted the Declaration of Independence. His lasting Impact was articulating the American national creed, the fundamental and universal principles of self-government that he set forth in the Declaration of Independence. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a document that officially records the proclamation that the United States is an independent country from Great Britain. Its significance is that it marked an official step taken by American Colonies towards independence from The British rule. Its lasting impact is It continues to inspire people around the world to fight for freedom and equality. -
Trenton
This was a battle that took place on December 26, 1776, between the United States of America and Great Britain. The United States of America, led by General George Washington, won a significant victory over Hessian mercenaries at Trenton, New Jersey. The significance of the Trenton battle was the victories reasserted American control of much of New Jersey and greatly improved the morale and unity of the colonial army and militias. -
Princeton
Continental Army soldiers under the command of General George Washington defeated a force of British troops near Princeton, New Jersey. The significance reasserted American control of much of New Jersey and greatly improved the morale and unity of the colonial army and militias. -
Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga, the American defeat of the superior British army lifted patriot morale, furthered the hope for independence, and helped to secure the foreign support needed to win the war. It was significant because it was a turning point in the Revolutionary War. Its lasting impact was it lifted patriot morale, furthered the hope for independence, and helped to secure the foreign support needed to win the war. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge is the location of the 1777-1778 winter encampment of the Continental Army under General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. It was significate because the site of the 1777-78 winter encampment of the Continental Army under General George Washington. The Continental Army's transformative experiences at Valley Forge reshaped it into a more unified force capable of defeating the British and winning American independence during the remaining five years of the war. -
Treaty of Amity & Commerce
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce recognized the United States as an independent nation and encouraged trade between France and the America, while the Treaty of Alliance provided for a military alliance against Great Britain. Its significance recognized the de facto independence of the U.S. and established mutual commercial and navigation rights between the two nations. -
Spain
Spain supplied the Revolutionaries with desperately needed arms, blankets, shoes, and currency. -
Cowpens
Daniel Morgan led his army of tough Continentals and backwoods militia to a brilliant victory over Banastre Tarleton's battle-hardened force of British regulars. This was important because this further weakened British attempts to wrest the southern colonies from American control. -
Yorktown
Joint Franco-American land and sea campaign that entrapped a major British army on a peninsula at Yorktown, Virginia, and forced its surrender. This battle was important because the British surrender proved to be the end of British rule in the colonies and the birth of a new nation. The lasting impact of this was the last major battle of the American Revolution and marked the path of the Colonies becoming its own Nation. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
A treaty between the American colonies and Great Britain, ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation. This was important because The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States, recognized American independence and established borders for the new nation.
