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Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was a movement of the 18th century. It stated that science and logic gave people more knowledge than tradition and religion. -
French & Indian War
the french an indian war ,The French and Indian War was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes. -
Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act was passed in 1765 by the British. They passed this act to help pay for British troops stationed in colonies during the Seven Year War. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a group of men in colonial America. They used threats and violence to intimidate and outrage the British government. -
Townshend Act of 1767
The Townshend Acts were a series of taxes and regulations passed by the British in 1767. They made it so taxed good imported to the American colonies. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a "patriot" mob and British soldiers. This lead to many deaths and a campaign to make people angrier. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest. Americans were angry at the British for 'taxation without representation", so they dumped 342 chests of British imported tea into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a series of laws passed by British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party. They were aimed towards Massachusetts colonists for the Tea Party protest. -
First Continental Congress meets
so The Continental Congress served as the governing body of the 13 American colonies and later the United States of America during the American Revolution. The First Continental Congress in 1774 -
Treaty of Paris signed
The Treaty of Paris was signed by representatives of Great Britain and America. It ended the American Revolutionary War and conflict between the two countries. -
Great Compromise
The Connecticut Compromise was an agreement reached during a convention in 1787. It defined the representation each state would have under the US Constitution. -
3/5 Compromise
The compromise stated that any enslaved American would be counted as three-fifths of a person for taxation and representation purposes. This gave the Southern states more electoral power. -
Constitution is ratified
The Constitution was ratified on June 21, 1788. It became official when New Hampshire was the ninth of thirteen states to ratify it. -
Bill of Rights adopted
The amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, were designed to protect the basic rights of U.S. citizens, guaranteeing the freedom of speech, press, assembly, and exercise of religion; the right to fair legal procedure and to bear arms; and that powers not delegated to the federal government were reserved for the states
