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French & Indian War
The French & Indian War was a conflict between Great Britain and France against each other for control of the North America continent. It occurred in New York, Pennsylvania, Canada, and Nova Scotia, the conflict had greater implications overseas and ignited the Seven Seas War worldwide. -
Stamp Act of 1765
The Parliament imposed the Stamp Act on the colonies in 1765. It required certain printed materials, like legal documents and newspapers, to carry a stamp showing that a tax had been paid to Britain. -
Townshend Act of 1767
Colonists protested "no taxation without representation." They argued that the British Parliament did not have the right to tax them because they lacked the representation in the legislative body. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that happened on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston. The Massacre began as a street brawl between American colonists and lone British soldiers, but quickly escalated to a chaotic, bloody slaughter. -
Boston Tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest. American Colonists were angry at Britain for imposing "taxation without representation." They dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The intolerable acts or coercive acts were four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress
In the 1770s crisis followed crisis. The colonies organized the First Continental Congress, to counteract British actions. It was met in Philadelphia in September 1774. -
Battle of Lexington & Concord
The battle of Lexington & Concord happened because there was a lot of tension between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities. On April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to Concord to seize arms cache. -
Second Continental Congress
The second continental congress met at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, inside the independence Hall, in May 1775. They wanted to declare independence from Great Britain. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was a bloody war. New England soldiers faced the British army for the first time. It took place throughout a hilly landscape of fenced pastures that were situated across the Charles River from Boston. -
Declaration of Independence
The Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson. It contained important legal and political ideas. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were the first U.S constitution. They were written in 1776-77 and adopted by the Congress on November 15, 1777. The document was not fully ratified by the states until March 1, 1781 -
Battle of Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown was to prove the decisive engagement of the American Revolution. The British surrender forecast the end of British rule in the colonies and the birth of new nations. -
Treaty of Paris signed
The Treaty of Paris was signed by U.S and British Representatives. It ended the war of the American Revolution and recognized the United States as an independent nation. -
The Bill of Rights
The new congress proposed 12 amendments to the Constitution. The states only approved 10 of the amendments. They became known as the Bill of Rights. They guaranteed freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly.