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French & Indian War
French & Indian war was a seven year fight and stopped around when the treaty of paris started.It was fought between France and Great Britain to determine control of North America territory. -
Stamp Act of 1765
Required the colonists to pay for certain printed materials, such as legal documents and newspapers, to carry a stamp showing that a tax had been paid to Britain -
Sons Of Liberty
The Sons Of Liberty is a group of people who used an extreme form of civil disobedience & threats. They also impact away with the boston tea party too. -
Townshend Act of 1767
To help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies, they passed the Townshend Acts, which opened taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight. A patriot mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest, American colonists were frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing taxation without representation, dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor. -
Lexington and Concord
The famous shot heard round the world that marked the start of the American War of Independence. Where The American Revolution Begins ( 1760-83) -
Second Continental Congress meets
After all violence broke out between Britain and American colonies in 1775, The thirteen colonies met in Philadelphia to plot the course of war—and soon, independence for American. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
New England soldiers faced the British army for the first time in a pitched battle it was a bloody fighting took place throughout a hilly hill of and that were situated across the Charles River from Boston. -
The Declaration of Independence
The colonists motivations for seeking independence and following the basic terms, God made all men equal and gave them the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. -
3/5 Compromise
The 3/5 Compromise was that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population for representation and taxation. -
Battle of Yorktown
British troops surrendered to the Continental Army and their French allies. This last major land battle of the American Revolution led to negotiations for peace with the British. -
Treaty Of Paris signed
Between the American colonies and Great Britain the sign was for the ending of the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation. -
Constitutional convention
The Constitutional convention was a meeting about the best solution for problems and was to set aside the Articles of Confederation and write a new constitution. -
Constitution is ratified
The Constitution is ratified is a process set out and provided for much popular debate in the States. Constitution would take effect once it had been ratified by nine of the thirteen State.