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Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement that emphasized individualism, skepticism, and science. It helped give rise to deism, which is the belief that God exists, but doesn't interact supernaturally with the universe. -
Stamp Act
The British Parliament passed this act to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years' War, The act required the colonists to pay a tax represented by a stamps, on papers, documents, and playing cards. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a secret revolutionary organization that was founded by Samuel Adams. It was so the 13 American colonies could advance the rights of the European colonists, and to fight taxation by the British government. This played a big role in the colonies that were battling the Stamp Act in 1765. -
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Townshend Act of 1767
The British Parliament passed measures in 1767, that taxed good imported to the American colonies. Early attempts, such as the Stamp Act, which taxed colonists for every piece of paper they used. were met with the widespread protests in America. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre, was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot mob," throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, at a squad of British soldiers. Many colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers. -
Boston Tea Party
This was a political protest in Boston, Massachusetts, because American colonists were frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing, "taxation without representation." This ended in, 342 chests of tea, that was imported by the British East India company, into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
These were acts passed by the British Parliament as a punishment for the destruction during the Boston Tea Party. Most colonists didn't listen because, they felt like it was a violation of their rights.
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
This kicked off the American Revolutionary war on April 19, 1775. Hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache on the night of April 18, 1775. -
Declaration of Independence Adopted
It was written by Thomas Jefferson and was adopted by the second continental congress. It states the reasons the British colonies of North America sought independence in July of 1776. It was the colonists' right to self-governor and a fair judicial system. -
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Battle of Yorktown
This battle was a decisive victory by a combined force of the American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington. After three weeks of non-stop fighting, the Cornwallis', surrendered.
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Treaty of Paris signed
This was signed by United States and British representatives on September 3, 1783. This was the ending of the war of the American Revolution. Based on a treaty from 1782, the agreement recognized the United State's independence and granted the U.S. significant western territory. -
Great Compromise
This was made in a heated dispute during the 1787 Constitutional convention. Smaller states wanted equal representation, while larger states with larger populations, wanted congressional representation.
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Constitution is Ratified
The constitution became the official framework of the government of the U.S., when New Hampshire became the 9th of the thirteen states to ratify it. Until the new constitution was ratified, the country was governed by the Articles of Confederation. -
Bill of Rights
In 1791, the first 10 amendments became the constitution's law of the land. These were inspired by Thomas Jefferson, and drafted by James Madison.
