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The Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act was passed to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the 7 years war. The act required colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of paper, documents, and playing cards. -
Townshend act of 1767
The Townshend Acts were passed by the British Parliament in 1767, that taxed goods imported to the American colonies. But American colonists, saw the Acts as an abuse of power. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston. It began as a street brawl between American colonists. -
Boston tea party
A political protest that happened on December 16, 1773, at Griffins Wharf in Boston Massachusetts. The people that did the protest were the Sons of Liberty. -
First Continental Congress meets
The Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to consider its reaction to the British government's restraints on trade of the Boston Tea Party. They met in nine different locations between 1774 and 1789. -
The Second Continental Congress
The second continental congress was a meeting of delegates from the thirteen colonies in America that united in the American Revolutionary war. The second continental congress assumed the normal functions of a government, appointing ambassadors, issuing paper currency, raising the Continental army through conscription, and appointing generals to lead the army. -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County. -
Olive Branch Petition sent to England
The Olive Branch Petition was adopted by Congress to be sent to the King as a last attempt to prevent formal war from being declared.
The Olive Branch Petition was sent to London. -
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense published
On January 9, 1776, Thomas Paine published his pamphlet setting forth his arguments in favor of American independence. Thomas Paine argued that the cause of America should be not just a revolt against taxation but a demand for independence. -
The Articles Confederation
The Articles Confederation were adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777. This document served as the United States first constitution. -
Treaty of Paris signed
This treaty between the American colonies and Great Britain ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation. The treaty was signed by Britain, France, and Spain. -
Great Compromise
The Connecticut Compromise was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The Great Compromise was an agreement made between large and small U.S. states that partly defined the representation each state would have in the legislature under the United States Constitution. -
The 3/5 compromise
The 3/5 compromise agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States. Every enslaved American would be counted as 3/5 of a person for taxation and representation purposes. -
Bill of Rights adopted
On October 2, 1789, President Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments adopted by Congress to the states. The amendment, known as the Bill of Rights, was designed to protect the basic rights of U.S. citizens
