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Battle of Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles in the US. On April 19, 1775, more than 700 british soldiers got to Lexington and found that 70 colonial militiamen were waiting with muskets. The british told them to drop their weapons but they refused and the British shot. 8 militiamen died. The British marched on and went to Concord. They destroyed military supplies and then a battle broke out and the British retreated -
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Declaration of Independence
The declaration of independence was a very important document written from June 11, 1776 to June 28, 1776. The document said that America should be free of Great Britain and they have no political connection. The measure was passed on July 2, 1776 -
Battle of Saratoga
The battle of Saratoga was in Albany, New york. It started September 19, 1777 and ended October 1777. The battles of Saratoga were some battles that the Americans managed to win and so the Burgoyne army had to surrender. It also marked a turning point and so Europeans thought that America may actually win the war. -
Articles of Confederation Ratified
The Articles of Confederation was a plan for the national government that the power was mainly in states. It was signed by all states by March 1, 1781 -
Battle of Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown started September 28, 1781 and ended October 19, 1781. In the battle of Yorktown, Cornwallis went to a penninsula in Chesapeake bay and had a fort there. But the French made it so Cornwallis and his troops wouldn't get any supplies and he could leave the penninsula through water. Then the Americans trapped him on land and forced him to surrender his 8,000 troops -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was a treaty that was signed on September 3, 1783. The Treaty of Paris ended the war and it said a couple things that could please the British and America. However, neither side completely lived up to the terms -
Land Ordinance of 1785
America didn't know what to do with the land aquired so they decided to make surveyors to stake out six-mile-square plaots called townships and later it was called the Northwest Territory -
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Shays rebellion
Shays rebellion was a rebellion made by farmers. They thought it was unfair that they didn't get as much money even thought they worked hard and so they made a rebellion. However, the farmers never got their way -
Constitutional Convention opens
The Constitutional Convention was a convention where the delegates nominated a president. They also shaped the constitution and started writing it. -
Great Compromise
The Great Compromise was a compromise that both the smaller states and the bigger states liked. It said that each state had equal power in something called the senate but the higher population in a state, the more representation the state would have in the House of Representatives. -
Agreed upon date for banning slave trade
After the revolutioniary war, more northern states started realizing that it was wrong to want liberty yet not let blacks have it. North states decided that slaves should be outlawed but southern states refused. They then came with a compromise that slave trade would be outlawed in twenty years. -
Three-Fifths Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise was a compromise that a slave would count as 3/5 of a person for taxes and for representation. -
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“Observations on the New Constitution, and on the Federal and State Conventions” is published
This was an essay written by an Antifederalist who apposed the constitution. It was actually written by a woman and the essay ended up being an important part of the debate -
Constitution is ratified by Rhode Island
Rhode Island was the last and thirteenth state to ratify the constitution.
