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enlightenment
The Enlightenment which can also be known as the "Age of reason" this started with awakening of the interest in science and this ends in unreasoning of the French Revolution -
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French and Indian War
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The French and Indian War was a war fought between the British and the French. The war went on for 7 years and the British won. -
Sons of liberty
A group of politics that were in Northern America that formed a big protest against the Stamp Acts in 1765 -
Stamp Act of 1765
Taxed on all paper documents in the colonies. The stamp act was meant to replenish their finances after the seven year war. -
Boston Massacre
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The Boston Massacre was a very deadly riot. British soldiers opened fire on a group of American colonists who were protesting the new laws on taxes. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an incident in which a group of American patriots dressed up as Indians, dumped tea that belonged to the British East India Company into the Boston Harbor. Americans were protesting the tax on the tea. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord were fought between Great Britain and the US colonies. The first shot was fired by the patriots and is known as the "shot heard around the world." -
Declaration of Independence adopted
This was a formal statement by a nations people saying they have a right to choose their own government. The deceleration of independence was adopted by Second Continental Congress. -
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Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was between the French and continental troops, led by George Washington, and the British led by General Charles Cornwallis. Cornwallis surrendered to Washington which ended the war for independence. -
Treaty of Paris Signed
The Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized American independence. The Treaty of Paris also paved the way for westward expansion. -
constitution is ratified
The united states adopted these amendments, the bill of rights and sent them to the states for ratification -
Great Compromise
The Great Compromise was an agreement between large and small states and it defined the legislative structure and representation of what each state could have under the US Constitution. -
3/5 Compromise
It was a compromise between the Southern and Northern states. 3/5 of slave population in America would be counted as determining representation to the House of Representatives and 3/5 of them would be counted for taxation. -
Bill of Rights adopted
The Bill of Rights was the 10 amendments of the constitution that confirms the rights of Americans. Then America adopted these amendments in 1791
