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French and Indian War
The French and Indin war was the war that made England very poor at the end of it. The debt that England had led to some of the leading causes of the revolutionary war https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/french-indian-war -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a violent organization of patriots that looked to advance the rights of colonists in 1765. The Sons of Liberty played a big role in battling the stamp act in the colonies. https://www.history.com/news/sons-of-liberty-members-causes -
stamp act of 1765
One of the Townshend acts passed by the British was the Stamp Act, which required the colonists to pay a tax on various papers and even playing cards. This really angered the colonists and they considered it to be a violation of their rights because they were forced to pay taxes without consent -
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Townshend acts of 1767
the Townshend acts were measures passed by the British to tax goods that went to the American colonies. These really angered the colonists and they protested the taxes calling them: "Taxation without representation" -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a riot in the streets of Boston in 1770 resulting in five dead colonists. The British fired upon the crowd when they were being shouted at and thrown at by the colonists who were very angry over the taxes -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party was the colonists' response to the big taxation on tea. This was a big political protest where the colonist dumped tea imported from the British into the Boston Harbor. The result of the Boston tea party were the intolerable acts which was a factor in the cause of the revolutionary war -
Intolerable acts
The intolerable acts were a series of laws the British passed to punish Massachusetts for the events of the Boston tea party. One of these acts was to force the colonists to let a random soldier live in their home which nobody liked. -
First Continental Congress Meets
The Continental Congress met in Philidelphia in 1774 to discuss the colonies' reactions to the British restraints on trade. After a while, Congress issued a declaration of rights while still remaining royale to the British crown. -
Second Continental Congress meets
The second continental congress met in the Independence Hall months after the battles of Lexington and Concord. The continental congress created the declaration of independence and the United Colonies https://www.nps.gov/inde/learn/historyculture/resources-declaration-secondcontinentalcongress.htm#:~:text=Contact%20Us-,The%20Second%20Continental%20Congress%20and%20the%20Declaration%20of%20Independence,Congress%20was%20preparing%20for%20war. -
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexington and concord was the first battle in the American Revolution after tension building for years. This was an American victory and the battle was the same battle where the shot heard round the world was from. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
The Declaration of Independence signing was the moment the United States finally separated from the British and became its own country. This is the biggest moment in American history because it is how it became a country. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown was the last major battle of the Revolutionary war ending with an American victory after the British surrender. The battle also cemented George Washington's reputation as a great leader. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris was signed by the U.S and the British ending the Revolutionary War. The treaty recognized American independence and gave them western territories. -
Constitution is Ratified
In 1788 the constitution became the framework of the US when New Hampshire became the ninth to sign it. It was a very long and arduous journey to get there and like the Declaration of Independence, was a huge point in American History.
