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French and Indian War
This was a nine year war fought between France and Great Britain. The war gave Great Britain huge territorial gains in North America, disputes over frontier policies and paying the wars expenses led to colonial disconnect and later the American Revolution. -
Townshend Act
It was originally created by Charles Townshend and was passed by the English Parliament close after the repeal of the Stamp Act. It was there to collect money from the colonists in America by putting customs duties on imports of glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a patriot mob attacking British soldiers. They threw things like snowballs, sticks, and stones. Many people were killed, which led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry. -
Boston Tea Party
This was a political protest at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonist that were angry at Britain for enforcing "taxation without representation." They dumped 342 chest of tea imported by the British East Company into the harbor. -
First Continental Congress Meets
The first meet of the continental congress was at Carpenters Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Delegates from 12 of Britain's 13 colonies met to discuss Americas future under growing British aggression -
Second Continental Congress Meets
This meet was put together by George Washington. They assumed the normal functions of a government, appointed ambassadors, issuing paper currency, raising the Continental Army through conscription, and appointing generals to lead the army. -
Olive Branch Petition Sent to England
The petition was adopted by congress and sent to the king as a last attempt to prevent formal war from being declared. the petition stressed their loyalty to the British crown and their rights as British citizens. -
Articles of Confederation were Created
The articles of confederation created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, this left most of the power with the state governments. The need for a stronger Federal government soon became needed and eventually led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787. -
Battle of Yorktown
This battle lead to joint Franco-American land and sea campaign that entrapped a major British army on a peninsula at Yorktown, Virginia, and forced its surrender. The battle basically ended military operations in the American Revolution. -
Treaty of Paris was Signed
The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies. In the terms of the treaty, France gave up all its territories in mainland North America, which ended any foreign military threat to the British colonies there. -
3/5 Compromise
This was an agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states. at the United States Constitutional Convention they decided that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives. -
Great Compromise
The Great Compromise was a solution where both large and small states would be fairly represented by creating two houses of Congress. In the House of Representatives, each state would be assigned seats in proportion to the size of its population. In the Senate, each state would have two delegates no matter the size. -
The Constitution was Ratified
The Constitution became the official framework of the government of the United States of America when New Hampshire became the 9th of 13 states to ratify it. The journey to ratification, however, it was a long and hard process. -
Bill of Rights Adopted
The bill of rights explains all the rights that all citizens of the United States of America has. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the person, like freedom of speech, press, and religion.
