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End of the French and Indian War
The French and Indian War began in 1755, also known as The Seven Years' War. It was a global war and was fought in North America, Europe, India, Africa, and the Philippines. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was a line the British drew down the Appalachian Mountains, prohibitting the settlers to move west. -
Quartering Act of 1765
This act required the colonist to care for the British soldiers inside of their home. -
Stamp Act of 1765
This act required the colonists to pay taxes on all printed materials. -
Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress met and created the Declaration of Rights and Grievances of the Colonists. They stressed no taxation without representation. -
Boston Massacre
British soliders opened fire on a mob of colonists, killing 5 men. -
Tea Act of 1773
British imposed high taxes on tea. -
Boston Tea Party
"A band of Bostonians dressed as Mohawk Indians boarded British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor, an outraged Parliament passed a series of measures (known as the Intolerable, or Coercive Acts) designed to reassert imperial authority in Massachusetts." (History.com Staff) -
Coercive (Intolerable) Acts 1774
Laws passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress "denounced taxation without representation, as well as the maintenance of the British army in the colonies without their consent, and issued a declaration of the rights due every citizen, including life, liberty, property, assembly, and trial by jury." (History.com Staff) -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The British outnumbered the colonists in Lexington, but the colonists were ready for them at Concord and won. -
Second Continental Congress
Formed the continental army and George Washington was elected as commander in chief. -
New York Campaign (Battle of Long Island)
The British seized New York. -
Battle of Princeton
Washington ambushed the Britsh, outnumbering them. The colonists now have control of New Jersey. -
Battle of Saratoga
The turning point of the war. -
Southern Campaign
The colonists won a series of battles in the south (The Battle of Cowpens.) -
Battle of Yorktown
The Britsh surrender -
Articles of Confederation
The first form of government for the United States, but it was more like a league of friendship. It could not tax and had to rely on the states to cooperate. -
Constitutional Convention
The Constitution was written -
Ratification of the Constitution
The Constitution adopted the ten amendments and it was then ratified.
