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French & Indian War
Also known as the Seven Years’ War, this New World conflict marked another chapter in the long imperial struggle between Britain and France. When France’s expansion into the Ohio River valley brought repeated conflict with the claims of the British colonies, a series of battles led to the official British declaration of war. (https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/french-indian-war#:~:text=The%20French%20and%20Indian%20War,Treaty%20of%20Paris%20in%201763.) -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a group of instigators and provocateurs in colonial America who used an extreme form of civil threats and violence to intimidate loyalists and make the British government mad. -
Stamp Act of 1765
Instead of levying a duty on trade goods, the Stamp Act imposed a direct tax on the colonists -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was was a deadly riot. British soldiers shot 5 american colonist. -
Boston Tea Party
A political protest that occurred because Americans were frustrated with the British for imposing Taxation without representation. -
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First Continental Congress meets
The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia. Carpenter's Hall was also the seat of the Pennsylvania Congress. (https://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/congress.html#:~:text=The%20first%20Continental%20Congress%20met,colonies%20except%20Georgia%20sent%20delegates.) -
Second Continental Congress meets
The Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia. The questions were different this time. First, how would the colonist meet the military threat of the British. It was agreed that a Continental Army would be created. -
Olive Branch Petition sent to England
The Olive Branch Petition was a final attempt by the colonists to avoid going to war with Britain during the American Revolution -
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense published
writer Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet “Common Sense,” setting forth his arguments in favor of American independence. Although little used today, pamphlets were an important medium for the spread of ideas in the 16th through 19th centuries -
Declaration of Independence adopted
The Declaration of Independence is an important part of American democracy because it contains the ideals of our nation. It also contains the complaints of the colonists against the British king and the arguments the colonists used to explain why they wanted to be free of British rule. -
Articles of Confederation Created
The first Constitution of the United States. The article created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state. (governments.https://guides.loc.gov/articles-of-confederation#:~:text=The%20Continental%20Congress%20adopted%20the,%2C%20on%20November%2015%2C%201777.&text=The%20Articles%20created%20a%20loose,power%20with%20the%20state%20governments.) -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed in Paris by King George ||| of Great Britain and representatives of the United States and ended the American Revolutionary War. -
Great Compromise
it was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States -
Bill of Rights adopted
The Bill of Rights was adopted to protect those rights against infringement from public officials and private citizens.
