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Enlightenment
It was an intellectual movement that dominated Europe with global influences and effects. -
French & Indian War
The french and indian war was a theater of the seven years war, which pitted the north and american colonies of the british empire against those of the french. -
Sons of Liberty
A loosely organized, clandestine, somewhat violent, political organization active in the thirteen american colonies funded to advance the rights. -
Stamp Act of 1765
It was an act that required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards. -
Townshend Act of 1767
To help pay the expenses involved in governing the american colonies, parliament passed the townshend acts, which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
boston tea party
The boston tea party was an american political and mercantile protest by the sons of liberty in boston. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The british defeated the americans. -
Battle of Yorktown
During a three-week siege in which they sustained great losses, british troops surrendered to the continental army and their french allies. Last major battle. -
Treaty of Paris signed
Between the american colonies and great britain, ended the american revolution and formally recognized the united states as an independent nation. -
3/5 Compromise
The three-fifths compromise stated that for every five slaves in a state, three would be included in the population census. -
Great Compromise
The convention adopted the great compromise by a one-vote margin. -
Bill of Rights adopted
The three-fourths of the state legislatures, constitute the first 10 amendments of the constitution, known as the bill of rights.
