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End of the French and Indian War
The French and Indian war ended with the Treaty of Paris. This treaty gave Louisiana to Spain, Florida, upper Canada, and other French holdings to Britain. The French also lost all claims to Canada. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 was written in response to a revolt from the Native Americans, after colonist tried to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. This Proclamation was established to prevent westward settlement of the colonies. -
Stamp Act of 1765
The stamp act was passed by the British Parliament to help pay for the cost of defending the colonies near the Appalachian Mountains. This act added tax to every printed paper product. -
Quartering Act of 1765
The quartering act of 1765 was passed by Parliament. This act required American colonies to give the British soldiers room and board. -
Stamp Act Congress
Meeting in New York City, at Federal Hall, that consisted of elected members of the American British Colonies. Here the officials signed the Declaration of Rights and Grievances, which stated that Parliament had no right to tax the colonies since they had no representation in Parliament. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a protest that turned deadly killing 5 colonists. The altercation started after a British soldier was attacked by a group of colonists. While trying to protect their king’s money, someone yelled fire, and a soldier shot into the crowd killing 5 protestors. -
Tea Act of 1773
The Tea Act of 1773 granted the British East India Company Tea a hold on the American colonies tea market. This created a Monopoly in the tea market, allowing the price of tea to skyrocket. -
Boston Tea Party
In protest of all the extra taxes being point on the goods, while not getting representation in Parliament, a group of colonists called the Sons of Liberty destroyed boats full of British tea. The colonists dressed up like Indians and dumped 342 chests of the tea out into the water. -
Coercive (Intolerable) Acts 1774
Acts passed in response to the Boston Tea Party. This Act placed the city of Boston, under martial law, making the government more of a military government. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was meeting that occurred in result of the Coercive Acts. This gathering consisted of elected members from around the colonies. At this meeting they established the boycotting of British goods, but most importantly established a Declaration of rights. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, were among the first two battles of the American Revolution. At the battle of Lexington, the British overran the Continental army. When the British arrived at Concord, the Continental army over ran them, forcing them to retreat. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second continental congress was a very important meeting in a time of war. Here George Washington was appointed commander of the Continental Army. The congress also issued the Declaration of Independence. -
New York Campaign (Battle of Long Island)
The New York Campaign was what people called a series of battles between the Continental army and the British. These battles were brutal to the Continental army, so bad that many thought this would be the last straw of the Continental army. -
Battle of Princeton
The battle of Princeton occurred in Princeton New Jersey. Cornwallis left 1200 men defending Princeton, while he marched to Trenton to attack Washington the next morning. During the cover of dark Washington marched to Princeton and attacked the next morning without the knowledge of Cornwallis. The British surrendered and Washington was able to leave with the prisoners before Cornwallis was able to get there. -
Battle of Saratoga
After facing many defeats, the Continental army was tired and almost ready to give up. At the Battle of Saratoga, the Continental army picked up steam, causing many to call this battle the turning point of the war. At this battle for a magnitude of reasons, the Continental army was able to take and capture an entire British army. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was the first written constitution of the US. This created strong state government, and a weak national government. This document served was a written agreement between the states during the American Revolution. This document had many flaws, and was not ratified until March of 1781. -
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Southern Campaign
The Southern campaign was efforts on British to head south and stop rebellion. They planned to do this because there were many setbacks in the North. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the last battle in the American Revolutionary war. This battle was an amazing win for the Continental army with the help of the French. The reason why this battle was so bad was because of war things played out. The Continental army had the British on the run to the Virginia coast, when they arrived at the coast, they were greeted by the French Navy, allowing the Continental army to strike from one side, and the French from the other. -
Constitutional Convention
The Constitution Convention was a meeting of delegates in Philadelphia between May 25 to September 17, 1787. At this meeting the Constitution of the United states was created. The Constitution was created to address the flaws within the American government. The flaws that were addressed were those that the type of government that the Articles of Confederation had established. The Constitution gave central government more power, yet still gave the states power. -
Ratification of the Constitution
June 21, 1788 was an important date to the rarifaction of the Constitution because this is when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify. Becoming the ninth state meant that starting on March 4,1789, the United States would be governed by the constitution.
