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