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No Taxation without Representation
Colonist didn't like being taxed because they had no choice, they weren't able to vote or not. -
End of the French and Indian War
The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War. The
French received all land from the Mississippi River west, while the British received all land from the Mississippi River east. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was made to provide increased revenues. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend act was a lot of British acts of parliament. -
Boston Massacre
British army men kill 5 people and colonists spread this as propaganda calling it the Boston Massacre -
Articles of confederation
Articles of confederation was a new central government. They could only conduct foreign affairs. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act is a act where it gives BEIC almost total control of the tea market. -
Boston Tea Party
Where people dressed up as native Americans and threw tea off the tea ship. -
Intolerable acts
The intolerable acts included the Quebec act and the Coercive act. -
Minute Men
Colonist thought fighting would be soon. They called people Minute men people that were ready to fight on a minutes notice. -
First Continental Congress meeting
Fifty-six delegates represented all the colonies except Georgia met in response to the Intolerable acts -
Continental Congress 2nd meeting
The C.C met to discuss everything that was happening and the action that they would take. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
British army men were marching to Concord to take armory. On their way there they were met by 77 minute men. 8 Americans died. Later on the British retreated from Concord to Boston because 100 militiamen met them their. American then picked off some British army men and in total 273 British and 90 American died. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
2,300 British troops marched to Bunker Hill to fight Americans. In the end America won. -
First signing of the D.O.I
John Hancock was the first person to sign the D.O.I -
July 2nd/4th
On July 2 1776 the D.O.I was signed but we remember it on July 4th. -
Battles of Trent and New Jersey
It was a small battle during the Revolutionary war and American forces won. -
Howe Captures Philadelphia
He captured New York and Philadelphia for his plan to take over New England. -
States Write Constitutions
Each state adopted a plan of government aka a Constitution. -
Winter at Valley Forge
The Continental army moved to their winter quarters at Valley Forge and were suffering from cold, hunger, and fatigue. -
Manumission act
This act allowed slave owners to free their slaves without government approval. -
Slaves
Congress stopped slaves from being imported to the US -
John Paul Jones & Serapis
John Paul was controlling the Bonhomme Richard and engaged in battle with Sarapis and John Paul won. -
Spain Declares war on Great Britain
Spain Declares war on Great Britain and creates an alliance with America. -
British Captures Charles Town
British takes over Charleston. -
Robert Morris's tax
Robert Morris proposed a tax on imported goods. -
Robert Morris
Congress made Robert Morris the superintendent of finance. -
British surrender at York Town
There was a battle at York Town called Siege of York Town and Virginia won by the British surrendering. -
Treaty of Paris
This was the official peace treaty with Britain that ended the war. -
Relations with Spain
Spain closed the Mississippi river to American Shipping. -
Ordinance
The states started selling land north of the Ohio River. -
Relations with Britain
Adams talked to Britain about their problems but they were unwilling to talk. -
Shays Rebellion
There was a lot of debt going around and a rebellion started. -
Voting
In 1787 the states let 21 year old white males who paid taxes and owned a certain amount of land vote. -
North West Ordinance
It was rules for admitting new states to the union from the territory. -
Convention
The point of the convention was to decide how America was going to be governed. -
Singing of the Constitution
The 12 states signed the constitution which is the supreme law of the USA. -
Delaware fist state to approve Constitution
The first state to ratify the constitution was Delaware -
New Hampshire ratifies Constitution
The congress of New Hampshire voted to establish a civil government. -
Land Act
You can only buy 320 acres of land and you can pay half upfront and pay the rest in 4 years.
