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French & Indian War
The French and Indiana War was the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France Known as the Seven Year's War. The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763 -
Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22 , 1765 .The new tax was imposed on all American Colonist and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. ship's paper , legal documents, license, newspaper, other publications, even playing cards were taxed. -
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Sons of Liberty Formation
The Sons of Liberty was a group of political protesters that formed in Boston, Massachusetts. They protested things such as the Stamp Act of 1765. -
Townshend Act of 1767
The Townshend Act was a series of laws that the British passed for American colonies. They established more taxes and withdrew freedom of some colonists. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a conflict between American colonists and a single British soldier, which escalated to a deadly riot that lead the way for the American Revolution. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when the American colonist dressed up as Indians and dumped 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company, into the Boston Harbor to protest tax and the monopoly of the East India Company. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
These battles signaled the start of the American Revolutionary War. The British set out to capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock, but the colonists were warned and they were able to escape Lexington and hide their weapons.The British marched to Concord while the colonists retreated to the outskirts of Concord on the opposite side of the North Bridge. The Americans marched across the bridge and defeated the British. -
Olive Branch Petition Sent to England
The Olive Branch Petition was adopted by the second continental congress and submitted to King George on July 8, 1775. -
Declaration of independence adopted
The United States Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania state house (now known as independence hall) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense Published
Thomas Paine released this pamphlet to set fourth his arguments in favor of American Independence. This pamphlet was an important method of the spread of ideas through the 16th-19th centuries. -
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Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was a military conflict between Great Britain and the colonists in Yorktown, Virginia.The battle resulted in American victory. -
Treaty Of Paris Signed
The Treaty Of Paris was the official peace treaty between the United States and Britain that ended they American Revolutionary War. It was signed on September 3, 1783. The congress of the Confederation ratified the treaty on January 14, 1784 -
The Great Compromise
The Connecticut Compromise (also known as The Great Compromise of 1787 or Sherman Compromise) was an agreement that large and small states reached during the constitutional convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States -
Bill of Rights Adopted
The Bill of Rights are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution, written by James Madison. These are the rights such as freedom of speech, religion, or press.
