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French-Indian War (1756-1763)
The French and Indian war was between Great Britain and France. Great Britain won the war, but owned a huge debt. Due to the debt, the colonist were being taxed. This war was referred to as the Seven Years' War. -
Navigation Acts (1763)
Passed by British Parliament, this act restricted trade between the colonies and other countries. Based on the economic policy called mercantilism. -
Stamp Act (1765)
This was a tax placed on anything paper. Newspapers, legal, and commercial documents had been taxed by the British Parliament. -
Quartering Act (1765)
British authorities provided the colonies with food, drinks, quarters, and transportation. But at the expense of the colonies privacy. This made the colonist furiated because this took away their authority to keep the soldiers distant. -
Townshend Acts (1767)
This act taxed goods imported to the U.S. colonies. The Townshend Acts consisted of the Suspending Act, the Revenue Act, the Indemnity Act, and the Commissioners of Customs Act. -
Boston Massacre (1770)
A mob of individuals started verbally abusing a group nine British soldiers. As a result, three out of the mob were killed by the soldiers. Chrispus Attucks was the first man killed during this riot. -
Boston Tea Party (1773)
The Sons of Liberty committed an act of protest by dressing up as Mohawk Indians and proceeding to dump 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. This resulted in the Intolerable Acts. -
Intolerable Acts (1774)
After the Boston Tea Party took place, the British parliament passed the Intolerable Acts. They were created to punish the colonist for the Boston Tea Party. -
Olive Branch Petition (1775)
The Olive Branch Petition was signed to prevent war from being declared. The Olive Branch Petition made point of the colonists loyalty to the king and emphasized their rights as British citizens. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord (1775)
This was the spark of the American Revolutionary War. Loyalists intended to retrieve the colonists weapons. Their actions led to "The Shot Heard All Around the World." -
The Second Continental Congress (1775)
The Second Continental Congress was a gathering of the American colonies to prepare them for the American Revolutionary War. At this time, the Second Continental Congress was raising an army and appointing general suitted enough to lead this army. -
Common Sense (1776)
Common Sense was a book written by Thomas Paine. This book established that it would be common sense to gain independence from England and establish the democratic republic. -
Declaration of Independence (1776)
Thomas Jefferson was the main author of the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence established equality, unalienable rights, consent of the governed, and the right to change or abolish the government. -
Articles of Confederation (1777)
After the U.S. declared independence from England, the Articles of Confederation created and established the functions of the national government. This established the power to declare war, appoint military officers, sign treaties, make alliances, appoint foreign ambassadors, and manage relations with Indians. -
Daniel Shay's Rebellion (1786)
Shay's Rebellion was led by Daniel Shay. Daniel Shay was an American soldier. He led a riot in Massachusetts due to the debt collection and and tax policies. -
Constitutional Convention (1787)
The Constitutional Convention mentioned problems within a weak central government under the Articles of Confederation. The issues that were addressed includes representation in Congress, the powers of the president, slave trade, and the bill of rights.