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The Beginning of the Enlightenment
The time of enlightenment started around 1650 and influenced the creation of the Declaration of Independence. -
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The French Indian War
The French Indian war began when the French and Brits tried taking over each other's territories. Native AMericans were also getting their kand taken, so France and the NA's became allies. -
The Sugar Acts
The Sugar Act was passed by the Parliament, and reduced the rate of tax on molasses from six pence to three pence per gallon. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act required colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act allowed tea to be directly sent to America from India, but colonists became suspicious of Britain's motives and caused The Boston Tea Party. -
The Boston Tea Party
Colonists refused to pay taxes on tea so they dumped every least box of tea into the harbor. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
A British General named Thomas Gage sent 700 soldiers to destroy guns and ammunition the colonists had stored in the town of Concord. -
The Second Continential Congress
Delegates from the 13 colonies gathered in Philadelphia after The Boston Tea Party to discuss what they should do. -
Thomas Paine publishes "Common Sense"
Originally published anonymously, Common Sense was signed "Written by an Englishman". -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence announced that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. -
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Valley Forge
Valley Forge was the site where the American army stayed during the Revolutionary War. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty with France was mostly about exchanges of captured territory yet it also reinforced earlier treaties, which guaranteed them fishing rights off Newfoundland. -
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Shays' Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was an uprising that took place in Massachusetts that was led by Daniel Shays, who was a veteran soldier of the American Revolutionary War. -
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Constitiutional Convention
A meeting in which problems were addressed about the governing of the United States of America. Some wanted a whole new government, rather than fixing the new one. -
Ratification of the Constitution
Nine states had to ratify the Constitution in order for it to go into effect. It took 10 monthes for this to happen, and on May 29th, 1790, the Constitution was final.
