American Revolution

By karen_hutcherson_

  • Navigation Act

    Navigation Act
    Required all European goods bound for America to be shipped through England firt.

  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War
    The war was the product of an imperial struggle. It was between the French and English and was over colonial territory and wealth.

  • George III

    George III
    Pushed through a British victory in the Seven Years’ War. He led England’s successful resistance to Revolutionary and Napoleonic France.

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    Every newspaper, pamphlet, and other public and legal document had to have a Stamp, or British seal, on it. The stamp costed money any people got mad about it because they didin't think they should be paying for something they always did for free.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    American Colonists dumped tea in the ocean because they were told that they could only buy tea from the East India Trading company and had to pay high taxes for the tea (Tea Act).

  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    Delegates from each colony, but Georgia discussed the current situation with Britain including the Intolerable Acts, which the British Parliament had imposed on Boston as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.

  • The Second Continental Congress

    The Second Continental Congress
    All thirteen colonies were represented this time because Georgia joined. This congress acted like a government , printing its own money, getting loans, and raising money.

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence
    The thirteen colonies in the America's had been at war with Britain for around a year when the Second Continental Congress decided it was time for the colonies to officially declare their independence. This meant that they were breaking away from British rule. They would no longer be a part of the British Empire and would fight for their freedom. I think they were inspired by the Enlightenment thinkers

  • The United States Constitution

    The United States Constitution
    A group of men, called the Framers, met to write the Constitution. They felt a set of rules were needed to govern the country.

  • The Bill of Rights

    The Bill of Rights
    The Bill of Rights was made to insure certain freedoms and rights to the citizens of America. It put limits on what the government could do.