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stamp act
act by the british parliament that demanded from american colonies. a stamp on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. the act got repealed in 1766 which helped movement of the revolutionary. -
townshend act
named after a British chancellor of the Exchequer called Charles Townshend. Also known as Townshend Duties. its a series of British acts of Parliament passed during 1767 to the British colonies in America -
The Boston Massacre
fight on march 5 1770 where British soldiers shot and killed people while being harassed by a mob in boston. protesters who called themselves Patriots were protesting the occupation of their city by British troops -
The Boston Tea Party
a political protest by the sons of liberty in boston harbor, boston massachusetts. protested british parliament's tax on tea. "No taxation without representation." samuel adams was the leader -
The Coercive Acts
made up of 4 different acts. boston port act, the massachusetts government act, the administration of justice act, and the quartering act. all made by british government. describe a series of laws passed by the British Parliament relating to britain's colonies in north america -
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Battle at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts
was the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. they fought in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, and Cambridge.hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to take an arms cache. -
Battle of Bunker Hill, Massachusetts.
The british capture charlestown peninsula. the british defeated the americans. most of the fighting occurred on nearby breed's Hill. first major battle of the american revolution. William Prescott of Massachusetts was picked to carry out the project. -
battle of Trenton
was a small but a key battle during the American Revolutionary War. it was a american victory. George Washington was the general of the troops. they crossed in Delaware on Christmas Day and over the next 10 days won two important battles of the American Revolution -
Battle of Princeton
general lord cornwallis had left 1,400 british troops under the command of lieutenant colonel charles mawhood in princeton. ended in a small victory for the colonials. The victories reasserted american control of much of new jersey -
Battle of Brandywine
also known as the battle of brandywine creek. was fought between the american continental army of general george washington and the British army of general sir william howe. british win the british seized Philadelphia after their victory. which lead to the battle of germantown. -
battle of germantown
fought between the british army led by sir william howe and the american continental army with the 2nd canadian regiment under george washington. Howe had 9,000 troop garrison stationed in germantown. was a major engagement in the philadelphia campaign -
U.S. and France entered a military alliance.
created a military alliance between the united states and france against great britain. Negotiated by the american diplomats benjamin franklin, silas deane, and arthur lee. required that neither france nor the united states agree to a separate peace with great britain and that american independence be a condition of any future peace agreement -
Battle of Monmouth
was fought near monmouth court house. The heat index was around 110 degrees. Soldiers were collapsing from heat exhaustion and many died on that day from the heat. the american got a retreat ordered by general charles lee which allowed clinton's army to continue to new york city. -
Capture of Savannah
a british army under lieutenant colonel archibald campbell captured the city of savannah. the fall of 79 the americans were determined to take the city back. october 9 of 1779 the ¨Franco-American¨ Allies launched a major assault. americans lost 948 men while british only lost 155 -
Spain declared war against the British.
Americans had been in revolt against the british crown for several years. they has started to gain ground in recent months, because of the brilliant leadership of washington.spain handed over florida and menorca to britain and returned territories in portugal and brazil to portugal in exchange for the british handing back havana and manila. -
Philadelphia Constitutional Convention
the old pennsylvania state house ¨now known as Independence Hall¨ in philadelphia. george washington was the chairman. the point of the event was to decide how america was going to be governed. -
The Constitution
the supreme law of the United States of America.The constitution, originally comprising seven articles delineates the national frame of government. -
The Bill of Rights
comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. it was created in 9-25-1789 and ratified 12-15-1791. wrote by james madison -
Compromise of 1790
compromise between alexander hamilton and thomas jefferson with james madison where hamilton won the decision for the national government to take over and pay the state debts and jefferson and madison obtained the national capital for the south. -
Neutrality Proclamation
its a formal announcement issued by U.S. President George Washington. it declared the nation neutral in the conflict between France and Great Britain. It threatened legal proceedings against any American providing assistance to any country at war
