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The French and Indian war
Even though the British won the French and Indian war, it was at a very high cost. It was also one of the causes for the American revolution. -
No taxation without representation
The stamp act, tea act and Townsend act was not created by the consultation of the British wish angered them and as a result they created a slogan called ‘ no taxation without representation’. It was one of the causes for the American revolution -
George Washington selected as the commander in chief
The ‘second continental congress’ selected George Washington as the commander in chief of the new continental army. It was because of his skills and leadership that the country led to independence -
Lexington and concord
It was where the colonists and British soldiers exchanged shots and was also the first battle of the American revolution. -
The declaration of independence
The second continental congress began the discussion of the idea of declaring independence from England. It stated why we should be free and listed the complaints we had with Englands parliament which led to our independence. -
Articles of confederation
It was an experiment done by the government that failed because it gave too much power to the state governments and not enough to the federal governments. It was important because this led the government to make another US constitution with proper rules and rights -
Americans win the revolution
At Yorktown the continental army forced the British to surrender and the Americans won the revolution. As a result, the United States of America was created. -
The US constitution
This was when the continental congress wrote the US constitution which created the proper structure of the government. In this constitution, the people were given the power. They had the power to elect their own representatives. -
The bill of rights
It included ten amendments to aid in protecting our individual liberties and freedom. It gave the people the freedom of religion and speech which is very important. -
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The industrial revolution
The industrial revolution introduced the factory system and output of products soared which kept the country going -
The union
Abraham Lincoln led the Northern states and had the advantage of greater resources and a larger population. The plan was to keep the union united as one nation. -
The confederacy
The south would secede and declare themselves the confederate states of America also known as the confederacy. The south elected Jefferson Davis aa their president but the actual leader was General Robert E. Lee. -
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln made a speech to honour the dead became the most famous speech in American history even though it was of just two minutes. It supported the idea of equality and a new birth of freedom -
The civil rights
Following the civil war three constitutional amendments were written to protect individual rights and liberties -
America after the civil war
As the civil war ended, the US government secured its supremacy over the states and the union remained united as one.
