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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War is the North American conflict in a war between Great Britain and France.After the war the British were in debt so they started to tax a lot of goods and prints. -
Sons of Liberty
The sons of liberty is a secret organization that was created by the 13 colonists to fight against the taxation on most goods transported from Britain. They had riots against many Brits and ended up being praised by colonists. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre is an event where the people of Boston didn't like the British in there town and had a revolt against them. It Is unclear if the Boston people had weapons but the British shot and killed many colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party as we all know and love was an event done by colonists to fight against the taxation on tea made by Britain. A hand full of colonists dressed as Indians boarded a couple of transport ships carrying loads of tea, which the colonists dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor and blamed it on the Indians. -
First Continental Congress meeting starts
Specially elected candidates are sent to Philadelphia to resolve the frustrations of the colonists about the British. The delegates ended up sending a letter to the king and planning another meeting if necessary. click here -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
British soldiers went to Lexington to capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock. They also went to destroy American weapons in Concord, starting the beginning of the American revolution. -
Second Continental Congress meets
The second meeting was assembled because of the start of the American revolution. Major events included Making George Washington General, the Olive branch petition, and the Declaration of Independence. -
Common Sense is published
"Common Sense" was published by Thomas Paine encouraging the break away of America from the king. This famous book was told to colonists to gain strength against England. click here -
Declaration of independence Adopted
The declaration of independence was adopted by congress and contains the original documents of the United States. It basically is just saying that all Americans are Americans and now free to rule with there own government. -
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Battle of Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown was the final battle of the American revolution. Combined forces of colonial and French armies took down the British giving the Americans independence. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris was a treaty concluding the American Revolutionary War. Signed by representatives of Great Britain, and on the other side the United States, France, and Spain. -
Constitutional Convention
A gathering in Philadelphia to address the weak government that was under the Articles of Confederation. They also tried to resolve the payments of dept from the Revolutionary War. -
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Constitution is ratified
This was the finial step to finalize the constitution, This is what made the constitution legal document. Each colony had to except the constitutions in their "state." -
Bill Of Rights Adopted
The Bill Of Rights is a very important paper made by people elected to be our government. The Bill Of Rights guaranteeing many rights that we know to this day, like freedom of speech and the freedom to write.
