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Enlightenment
Enlightenment was a 17th and 18th century international movement in ideas and sensibilities, believing in exercise of critical reason as opposed to religious dogmatism or unthinking faith -
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French and Indian War
When France expanded to the Ohio River and brought up repeated conflicts with the British, the British declared war on the French. with financial support from William Pitt the British had key victories in Louisbourg, Fort Frontenac, and the strong hold in Quebec. They got the territories of Canada from France and Florida from Spain leading the Mississippi valley wo Westward expansion -
Sons of Liberty
the Sons of Liberty were a group of instigators and provocateurs who used civil disobedience and violence to the British government on purpose in order to push colonial leaders into a confrontation with the crown -
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American Revolution
The American Revolution was a long struggle of Independence from the British and is what formed the Revolutionary War and the United States of America -
Townshend acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of measures passed by the British Parliament that taxed goods imported from American colonies in order to make up for the huge debt from the French and Indian War, despite the USA having no parliament. these tensions would eventually lead to the lead to the American Revolution War. -
Boston Massacre
What started as a brawl with American colonists over 1 British soldier quickly escalated into a chaotic and bloody slaughter and is one of the pave ways to the Revolutionary War -
Boston Tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a Protest where colonists rioted due to the taxes the British made without their representation, so they dumped 342 chests of tea and was of the first defiance to the British's rule over the colonies -
First Continental Congress meets
The first Continental Congress was about organizing colonial Resistance to the Coercive Acts passed by British Parliament, John Adams and George Washington were some of the delegates to attend the congress -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexington and Concord is the first battle and official start to the American Revolutionary War after many years of American colonies arguing with the British and is also what proved that colonies could go be on equal footing with the British -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch petition was an attempt to get a letter to the king as a last attempt to prevent a war from happening which showed their loyalty and rights for the crown and as citizens -
Common sense
a book by Thomas Paine against injustice of being ruled over a king and showed the idea of America being a state free to think for themselves and from a king -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was when American Colonies finally became Independent from the British rule creating Independence day/ 4th of July -
Articles of Confederation
The 2nd Congress meeting that happened, this meeting was tasked with seeing what confederation the colonies should take and was composed of one representatives from each colony with Jock Dickson the principal writer -
The Battle of Yorktown
the Battle of Yorktown is the final battle of the Revolutionary War where in the end the British would lose from being outnumbered. The aftermath caused the Treaty of Paris and would birth the United States of America -
Constitution is ratified
lack of authority caused the plan to draft a new constitution where 38 of the 41 delegates signed onto it and 9 of the 13 states agreed to it -
Bill of rights
First congress of the US proposed the 12 amendments to the Constitution, 10 of these 12 amendments would be ratified by three fourths of the state legislatures
