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End Of French and Indian War
February 10, 1763, the Treaty of Paris was signed bringing an end to French and Indian War.(Brady,NPN) England took all of France’s North American land east of the Mississippi River, all of Canada and all of Spanish Florida. King George III gave Spain the Louisiana territory (New Orleans and French land West of Mississippi River. King George III puts pressure on the colonist to pay for the costly war. (Roop, 14) -
Pontiac's Rebellion
Pontiac’s Rebellion - land that was west of the Appalachian Mountains that was occupied by Indians whom sided the French was now taken over by the British.(Brady, NPN) Shawnees attacked forts around Great Lakes and Ohio River Valley, colonial settlements in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia killing several thousands of people. Chief Pontiac states this land was never the French’s or Britain’s. So he negotiated agreement with British that allowed Redcoats to reoccupy Forts. King George III issu -
Stamp Act
Stamp Act – March 22, 1765 George Grenville pushes Parliament to pass the Stamp Act to generate revenue by putting a tax on all stamps. (Brady, NP) These stamps were to be attached to every form of printed material in the Colony. The money collected from this tax was to pay the cost of the British troops in the colonies defending the frontier, Appalachian Mountains. This upset the colonist because it set the precedence of taxation without representation. (Roop, 14) -
Quartering Act
Quartering Act – March 24, 1765 George Grenville, prime minister, persuaded Parliament to pass the Quartering Act. This Act required colonist to feed and house British troop, whether it be in barracks, inns, livery stables, ale houses, and bars. If these were filled then they were to use private homes, outhouses and barns. Parliament did this to help with the cost of keeping the British troops in the Colonies. Colonist did not like being told what to do and not asked. Parliament then passed the -
Stamp Act Congress
Stamp Act Congress – Oct. 7-25, 1765 Massachusetts House of Representatives held meeting in New York with nine delegates from other colonies regarding Stamp Act opposition.(Brady,NPN) These men called themselves the Stamp Act Congress and drew up a Declaration of the Rights and Grievances of The Colonies. This document states no taxes without their own consent or representation. Stamp Act was repealed March 18, 1766 and Grenville was replaced with Lord Rockingham. (Roop) -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre – March 5, 1770 a mob of colonist gathered in Boston. They were ridiculing the British Soldiers and casting objects at them, a large crowd started to form.(Brady,NPN) One of the solders was knocked to the ground he arose and shot up in the air which lead to other solders firing into the crowd which caused 5 civilians to be killed and 8 wounded. (Selesky, 89) -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party – 1773 Lord North tried to bail out East India Tea Company by undercutting prices of East Inia’s tea opposed to the Dutch tea prices that was being smuggled. Colonist learned of this plan and 12/16/1773 Patriots dressed as Mohawks boarded the English ships and threw 342 of the East India Tea Comp overboard into the Boston harbor in opposition to taxation. Which was really the start of the Revolution to come. (Roop), (Brady, NPN) -
Coercive Acts
Coercive Acts – March 28, 1774 Parliament punished the colonist for what happened in Boston by signing Coercive Acts which stated the Boston Port Act closed Boston Harbor from June 1, 1774 until the city paid for the lost tea. New Quartering Act to house the British troops in Boston and Massachusetts Government Act said local officials were appointed not elected, sheriffs would select jurors and no town meeting without royal governor consent. Lieutenant-General Thomas Gage became governor of Mas -
Continental Congress
Georgia made up First Continental Congress which assembled in Philadelphia for seven weeks. (Brady, NP)They were determined to show a combine authority to Great Britain. The objectives were not entirely clear but they worked on a core of tasks that was to be carried out. First the King and Parliament must be made to understand the colonist grievances and the body must do everything possible to communicate The Continental Congress – Sept. 5, 1774 –October 26, 1774. Fifty five delegates from all c -
Lexington & Concord
April 14, 1775 – Lexington & Concord – Shots fired at Lexington and Concord. Militia learned of British plan to stop revolution sent Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn militia about plan.(Brady, NPN) Revere made to Lexington to warn Joh Hancock and Sam Adams, then Revere, Dawes and Samuel Prescott rode to Concord. Captain John Parker lead seventy minute men against Major Pitcairn and 238 redcoat, from Lexington to Concord “minutemen” combated British until they were pushed back to Boston . -
Second Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress – May 10, 1775. Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia, after the Lexington and Concord events. This was when the Congress decided to create the Continental Army and appointed George Washington commander in chief on June 15, 1775. (Brady, NPN) Congress also agreed to print money and committees to conduct relations with foreign governments. They still had not seek independence from Great Britain until King George hired the Hessian mercenaries. (Roop, 51) -
New York Campaign
New York Campaign- “Battle of Long Island” – August 1776, British launched largest Seaborne military expedition in history. The British forced General Washington out of Long Island back up northward to across the Hudson River and New Jersey, then over Delaware River to Pennsylvania to New York. Washington only had 3,000 men left. December 25, 1776 Washington led 2,400 men across Delaware River and surprised 1,500 Hessian men and won victory in Trenton New Jersey. (Selesky, 646), (Brady, NPN) -
Battle of Princeton
Battle of Princeton – January 3, 1777 a week after New Jersey victory Washington won his second battle in Princeton, New Jersey, by out maneuvering British forces. (Brady, NPN) Cornwallis had planned on capturing Washington crossing the Delaware River as he had done previously. Washington left his campfires burning and snuck around the outside of the British camp. They traveled north at day break and met the scattered British rear guard in which they out numbered 5 to 1. Forty Patriots and 275 -
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Saratoga – October 17, 1777 – British General John Burgoyne surrender to Horatio Gates after defeat at Saratoga. Burgoyne was traveling from Canada to meet up with General Howe whom was traveling north from New York. Burgoyne attacked Fort Ticonderoga on the way south and was victorious, then traveled south. He traveled with heavy carts of personal possessions and servants which hampered his travel through the rough countryside. Militia led by Gates and his field general Benedict Arn -
Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation – November 15, 1777- Continental Congress adopted the first draft of the constitution of the United States called the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union proposed by Richard Henry Lee on June 7, 1776 then John Dickinson July 12, 1776. It was an agreement by all thirteen original states (committee members) and it provided a type of government for the Congress to abide by. (Selesky, 37), (Web, history.state.gov) -
Southern Campaign
Southern Campaign – June 28, 1778 – Generals Henry Clinton and Charles Cornwallis along wit, 3,000 redcoats, Hessians, Indians and loyalist overtook Savannah Georgia and then proceeded to Charleston, they overcame the Patriots on the Charleston Peninsula, May 12, 1780.(Brady, NPN) He left behind British Sir Banastre Tarleton and Patrick Ferguson whom terrorized the Carolinas and southwest Virginia. Militia overtook Ferguson on Kings Mountain, October 7, 1780. General Natanael Greene “fighting Q -
Battle of YorkTown
Battle of Yorktown - September 28 – October 19, 1781- Cornwallis had seized Yorktown, General George Washington marched troops down from New York to Yorktown after learning of the French Admiral De Grasse soon to arrive in the Chesapeake Bay. The Americans and French seized Yorktown, “which was merely accidental”, according to Boudinot in his journal. (Boudinot, 37) Cornwallis ran out of supplies and finally surrendered. (Brady, NPN), (Selesky, 274) -
Ratification of the Constitution
Ratification of the Constitution - Nine of the 13 Colonies had to approve the constitution before it could become a law. It took ten months for the first nine states to approve in order to get the majority. Delaware was the first to ratify on March 25, 1785, then to Rhode Island three years later on May 29, 1790, Vermont was the last, on January 10, 1791. (Web, histort.state.gov)(Roop, 54) -
Constitutional Convention
Constitutional Convention – May 25 to September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia the delegates met to address problems in governing the United States of America, which was operating by the Articles of the Confederation. George Washington presided over the convention and the United States Constitution was created. (Web, history.state.gov) (Roop)
