American Revolution time line project

The enlightenment

Period: 1715 to 1789

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The enlightenment was a period of developments in art, philosophy, and politics. Central to Enlightenment thought were the use and celebration of reason, the power by which humans understand the universe and improve their own condition.

french and Indian war

Period: 1754 to 1763

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also known as the 7 years war. It was fought because of the french's expansion into the Ohio river valley because it was to close to the 13 colonies also because of native american relations. this war put the UK into dept.

Sons of Liberty

1765

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The Sons of Liberty were a grassroots group of instigators and provocateurs in colonial America who used an extreme form of civil disobedience—threats, and in some cases actual violence—to intimidate loyalists and outrage the British government. The goal of the radicals was to push moderate colonial leaders into a confrontation with the Crown.

The stamp act of 1775

Mar 22, 1765

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The stamp act made it where you had to buy a stamp every time you bought something paper related. it was a way to tax the colonies to pay off the UK's dept.

Boston Massacre

May 5, 1770

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Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5th, 1770, on king street in Boston. It began as a street brawl between American colonists and a lone British soldier, but quickly escalated to a chaotic, bloody slaughter. The conflict energized anti-British sentiment and paved the way for the American Revolution.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

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The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor.

Tomas Paine's common sense published

Jan 10, 1776

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It was Published in 1776, Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. it gave the american colonist the start of revolutionary ideas.

articles of confederation

Oct 15, 1777

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This was the first constitution of the United states. There was 6 drafts of it. it was written because of fear of a central government and extensive land claims by states. It gave every state the right to make their own laws. it only gave the government the ability to print money and make alliances.

Battle of Yorktown

Oct 19, 1781

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The Battle of Yorktown marked the conclusion of the last major battle of the American Revolution.

Treaty of paris

Sep 3, 1783

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The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, officially ending the American Revolutionary War.

3/5th's compromise

1787

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Was a agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States Constitutional Convention (1787) that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.

Great Compromise

Jul 16, 1787

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The Great Compromise was forged in a heated dispute during the 1787 Constitutional Convention: States with larger populations wanted congressional representation based on population, while smaller states demanded equal representation.

constitution is ratified

Jun 21, 1788

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By 1786, defects in the post-Revolutionary War Articles of Confederation were apparent, such as the lack of central authority over foreign and domestic commerce. Congress endorsed a plan to draft a new constitution, and on May 25, 1787.
Every state had to ratify the constitution for it to pass new hampshire was last to ratify it.

bill of rights adopted

Dec 15, 1791

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The bill of rights was a article with 10 given rights.James madison wrote the bill of rights to protect citizen rights and ways to keep the goverment in check.