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French and Indian war
The war between the French and the Indians lasted for 8 years. -
End of French of Indian war
When the war ended -
Stamp act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
Townshed act
June 15–July 2, 1767. The Townshed act was a seris of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies in the year 1967 -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre is when a group of soldiers started taxing on everything that was shipped into the country. The colonists were not very happy so they started a fight between them. The first soldier that fired was an accident and it just started to make other people fire at the people. This hurt 5 people in total. They called it the "massacre" to attract people, this is called propaganda. -
Boston Tea party
The Boston Tea party was technically a protest to not have taxed tea. The colonist raided 3 British ships in the Boston Harbor and dumped 342 containers into the Harbor. -
Tea act
The Tea Act, passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773, granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies. The passing of the Tea Act imposed no new taxes on the American colonies. The tax on tea had existed since the passing of the 1767 Townshend Revenue Act. -
Intolerable acts
The Intolerable Acts were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. The laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British to the detriment of colonial goods. -
Sugar act
In 1764 the Parliament passed the Sugar Act, with the goal of raising 100,000 pounds, an amount equal to one-fifth of the military expenses in North America. -
1st Continental Congress
The 1st Continental Congress makes Declaration of Colonial Rights in Philadelphia -
"Give me Liberty or give me death"
Patrick Henry proclaims "Give me liberty or give me death" in a speech in favor of the Virginia troops joining US Revolutionary war -
American Revolution begins
American Revolution begins in Lexington, Massachusetts. The "Shot Heard Round the World" took place in Concord later that day -
Second Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and issues paper currency for 1st time -
Jefferson write the DOI
DOI means the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson had written this document in Pennsylvania along with Benjamin Franklin and other representatives. -
Manumission
Manumission is the liberating of a slave from bondage. It is the formal act of freeing one from slavery. 1776 thru 1778 -
Battles of Trent and New Jersey
After a brief battle, almost two-thirds of the Hessian force was captured, with negligible losses to the Americans. -
American and British Battle of Saratoga
This was an intense 2 battles 18 days apart. This battle was truly a turning point for the patriots in the Revolutionary war. -
Howe captures Philadelphia
British General Howe approached Philadelphia from the Chesapeake River. This brilliant plan by General Howe proved to be successful as the Continental Army was forced to retreat. -
State Constitutions
Each state had to make its own constitution in order for them to remain under control using specific laws to keep their people safe and in order. 1777-1778 -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation is like a new "sub" for the Constitution. The Articles are definitely not as strong as the Constitution but when the Constitution was not around the Articles were in charge of keeping the nation in order. -
Congress prohibits enslaved people imported to the US
No slaves were permitted or allowed to be imported into the United States. -
Winter at Valley Forge
General George Washington moved the Continental Army to their winter quarters at Valley Forge. ... By the time the army marched into Valley Forge on December 19, they were suffering not only from cold, hunger, and fatigue but from low morale in the wake of the disastrous Philadelphia Campaign. So, in conclusion, a very very harsh winter that took a lot of strength out of the army -
Spain Declares war on Great Britain
Spain declares war on Great Britain, creating a "de facto" alliance with the Americans. Spain's King Charles III would not consent to a treaty of alliance with the United States. -
John Paul Jones & Serapis
John Paul Jones was a Revolutionary War hero known as the father of the U.S. Navy. When the American Revolution broke out, Jones was with the colonists and joined the Continental Navy, with his greatest victory coming from his against-all-odds defeat of the British warship Serapis in 1779 -
British forces capture Charles Town
The Americans suffer their WORST defeat of the revolution on this day. -
British surrender at Yorktown
British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his army of over 8,000 men to George Washington at Yorktown, giving up any chance of winning the Revolutionary War. -
Plans for first Fed. Tax
Lincon proposes income tax by signing the Revenue act. Strapped for cash with which to pursue the Civil War, Lincoln and Congress agreed to impose a 3% tax on annual incomes over $800. 1781 & 1783 -
Treaty of Paris
This ended the French and Indian war -
Spain closed lower Mississippi River to American Western Settlers
When Spain closed the river to Americans, Southerners were bellicose and threatened war. Southern delegates in Congress argued that the river was a commercial lifeline for their economy. -
The Ordinance of 1785
The Land Ordinance of 1785 was adopted by the United States Congress of the Confederation on May 20, 1785. It set up a standardized system where settlers could purchase farmland in the west land. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was a yearlong uprising in Massachusetts, 1786, by the poorer members of society who did not agree with the new terms imposed on them by the state government. -
Constitutional Convention
Delegates met to give Congress more power. Some delegates wanted a republic. They thought a republic would protect people's rights. -
The North West Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance by the Confederation Congress chartered a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory. -
Singing of the Constitution
The Constitution of the United States established America's national government and fundamental laws and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. It was signed on September 17, 1787, by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. -
Delaware fist state to approve Constitution
The first state to ratify was Delaware, on December 7, 1787, by a unanimous vote, 30 - 0. The featured document is an endorsed ratification of the federal Constitution by the Delaware convention. When a bill of rights was proposed in Congress in 1789, North Carolina ratified the Constitution. -
New Hampshire ratifies Constitution
New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the new Constitution, making its adoption official. Rhode Island was last to ratify, not joining the Union until May 1790. -
Land Act of 1800
Under this law, people had the opportunity to buy land in the Northwest Territory directly from the federal government. The purchasers also could use credit to make part of their purchase. Like 640 acres for 1 dollar an acre.