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French & Indian War
The North American conflict in a larger regal war between France and Great Britain. This war is also known as the "Seven Years War." -
Stamp Act of 1765
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The Stamp Act was an act that imposed tax on British colonies. They required that many printed materials needed to be produced on stamped paper. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a secret alliance created in the Thirteen Colonies to better the rights of European colonists. They fought the taxation created by the Stamp Act in 1765. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend act, also known as The Townshend Duties were for regulating trade and putting money into the British Treasury. Like lead, paint, glass, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a fight between a patriot mob, and a group of British Soldiers. This was due to the British installing a number of new taxes on the American Colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
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The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, MA. American colonists were frustrated and angry at Britain for the imposed "Taxation without representation." -
First Continental Congress Meets
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Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia is where the First Continental Congress met. This meeting was of delegates from 12 of the 13 British Colonies that became the United States. -
Second Continental Congress Meets
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates of the 13 colonies deciding how they would go about the military threat of the British. They decided on creating that the Continental Army would be created. -
Olive Branch Petition Sent to England
The Olive Branch Petition was used by the colonists to not go to war with Britain. This was a petition where the colonists pledged their loyalty and claimed their rights as British citizens. -
Declaration of Independence Adopted
The Declaration was the colonists motivations for seeking independence. The 13 British colonies wanted to create their own country. -
Battle Of Yorktown
French and Continental troops started a battle against the British General (Cornwallis) and the generals British troops. There were 17,000 French and continental troops, 9,000 British troops. -
Treaty of Paris Signed
The treaty of Paris was signed by the representatives of King George III. The treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War. -
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3/5 Compromise
It was a compromise between southern and northern states. The compromise means that 3/5 of the population of slaves would be for the purpose of determining taxation. -
Great Compromise
This was an agreement that large and small states came to during the Constitutional Convention. It defined the legislative structure and portrayal that each state would be allowed under the United States Constitution.
