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French- Indian War (1756- 1763)
The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended by the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war gave Great Britain territorial gains in North America, but disputes over posteriority frontier policy and paying the war's expenses were meant for the 13 colonies. -
Navigation Acts (1763)
They were acts of Parliament intended to control the 13 colonies trade. The colonies were only able to trade with the British Empire. The parliament does this to ensure the self sufficiency of the British Empire. -
Stamp Act (1765)
The stamp act was the British Parliament first attempt to collect money form the colonies. They were trying to do it by the direct taxation of legal papers, newspapers, cards, pamphlet, dice. -
Quartering Acts (1765)
It was an act passed by the British parliament in which colonial authorities were required to provide food, drink, and shelter for all British soldiers. -
Townshend Acts (1767)
They were a series of measures, that were passed by the British parliament that taxed all imported goods to American colonies. Taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre (1770)
The Boston Massacre, March 1770. There was a street fight, between an angry mob of colonists and British Soldiers. Which resulted in 5 dead colonists. -
Boston Tea Party (1773)
Incident that occurred when 342 chests of tea were thrown off ships into the Boston Harbor by American Patriots dressed as Indians. The tea belonged to the British East India Company. -
Intolerable Acts (1774)
They were laws passed by the British parliament to punish the colonies after the Boston Tea Party. They were meant to punish Massachusetts colonists for their defiance. -
Olive Branch Petition (1775)
The Olive Branch Petition (1775) was a final attempt made by the colonists to avoid going to war with Britain during the American Revolution. The colonists pledged their loyalty to the crown. The petition was rejected by the British Government. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord (1775)
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were fought on April 19, 1775. It was the official beginning of the American Revolutionary War. It was the first American Victory. -
Second Continental Congress (1775)
The Second Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from the 13 colonies that forms during the American Revolution. It assumed the functions of a government, it appointed ambassadors, appointed generals to lead the army. -
Common Sense (1776)
Common Sense (1776) was a book written by Thomas Paine. It was published on January 10, 1776. It helped inspire American Colonists to declare independence from England. Thomas Paine wrote the book in a way that could be understood by the common people. -
The Declaration of Independence (1776)
The Declaration of Independence (1776). The Declaration of Independence was approved by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. Its purpose was to explain the causes that impelled them to separation from England. -
Articles of Confederation (1777)
The Articles of Confederation (1777) was the first written constitution of the United States, It was written on November 15, 1777. It was ratified until March 1, 1781. -
Daniel Shay's Rebellion (1786-87)
In August 1786, Daniel Shay Revolutionary War veteran led an armed rebellion in Springfield, Massachusetts. To protests what he thought as unjust economic policies and political corruption of the Massachusetts state legislature. -
Constitutional Convention (1787)
The Constitutional Conventional (1787) in Philadelphia met between May and September of 1787 to check on the problems of the weak central government that exists under the Articles of Confederation. The gatherings purpose was to revise the A.O.C, but they decided to redesign the government.