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The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British Colonies in America. On March 22, 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to help replenish their finances after the costly Seven Years' War with France in New York. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774. On June 7th, 1774, the British Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts in Massachusetts. They passed the Intolerable Acts because the Massachusetts colonist defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British Government, so the laws were meant to punish them. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagement of the American Revolutionary War. This battles were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington and Concord. The British suffered extensive loss. -
The Declaration of Independence
The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 4th, 1776, written by Thomas Jefferson. The Declaration of Independence was written because they want to declare independence from Great Britain. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga located at Saratoga County, New York, marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War on September 19 to October 17, 1777. The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the American Revolution. It gave patriots a major morale boost and persuaded the French, Spanish, and Dutch to join their cause against a mutual rival. -
Siege of Yorktown
On September 28, 1781, General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops to begin the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against the British General Charles Cornwallis with 9,000 troops, this was taken place at Yorktown, Virginia. In the end, the Cornwallis surrendered to Washington in Yorktown on October 17, 1781. -
The Treaty of Paris
On September 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed by the U.S. and British representatives, ending the war of the American revolution. The signing signified America's status as a free nation, as Britain formally recognized the independence of its 13 former American colonies. -
Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention took place from May 15 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Revolutionary War hero, George Washington, was elected convention president. This event was to decide how America was going to be governed. The major debates were over representatives in Congress, the powers of the president, how to elect the president, slave trade, and a bill of rights.
