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French and Indian War Ends; First Treaty of Paris
Ending the Seven Year’s War, also known as the French and Indian War in North America. France ceded all mainland North American territories, except New Orleans, in order to retain her Caribbean sugar islands. Britain gained all territory east of the Mississippi River; Spain kept territory west of the Mississippi, but exchanged East and West Florida for Cuba. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed and stated that, The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party happened in 3 British ships in the Boston Harbor. The Boston Tea Party took place because the colonists did not want to have to pay taxes on the British tea. ... The effect of the Boston Tea Party was that the British passed the Intolerable acts, which were very harsh and cruel to the people of Boston. -
Intolerable Acts
The first of the Intolerable acts was passed by Britain saying the port of Boston was closed until colonists paid for damages made during the Boston Tea Party -
Declaring Independence from Britain
The U.S. Continental Congress endorsed Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, and, with the endorsement of this document, the conflict with Great Britain became a full-fledged War of Independence. -
The Battle of Yorktown
in 1781, George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Charles Cornwallis and a unit of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia, in the most important battle of the Revolutionary war. -
Treaty of Paris; Independence
The Treat of Paris is a treaty between the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain is signed in Paris, ending the war and formally granting the United States independence from Great Britain. September 9 – Dickinson College is chartered in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. -
The Constitution
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delegates begin to convene a Constitutional Convention intended to amend the Articles of Confederation.
