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French & Indian War
This war happened at the same time that the large imperial war between France and Britain was going on so it was a war in a war. Officially came to a end in 1763 with the treaty of Paris. Britain began to abuse their power in the regions in North America which they had gained. This eventually led to the American Revolution -
Sons of Liberty
The sons of Liberty was a multi groups based in both Boston and New York. All groups consisted of Instigator's and provocateur's in Colonial America, they used an extreme measure of civil disobedience threats and some cases actual violence. This was all to intimidate and rage the British Government. -
Stamp act of 1765
This act was made it required for colonist to pay a tax. This was represented by the stamp, and it was on various forms of papers , documents and playing card. This tax was directly imposed by the British government without the approval of the colonial legislators -
Townshend acts
The Townshend acts was a series of acts the was passed by the English Parliament, this was shortly after the repeal of the stamp act.
This act was used as a way to collect revenue from the Colonist in America by adding custom taxes on imports of goods such as glass, lead, painter, paper and tea. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on King Street in Boston. It all began with a few colonist and a lone British solider. It quickly turned chaotic and resulted in the deaths of 5 Colonist. This lone event paved the way for the American Revolution. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred at Griffins Wharf in Boston Massachusetts. American Colonist were enraged with Britain for imposing Taxation without representation. That night a total of 342 chest of tea were all pushed into the harbor. This event sparked the American Revolution. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord kicked off the American Revolutionary war. On the night of April 18, 1775 hundreds of British troops to nearby concord to seize an arms cache. Paul Revere and others sounded the alarm and the red coat army was met by colonist. The confrontation at Lexington town is was started off the fighting. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was the first formal statement by a nations people saying their people had the right to choose their own government. -
Battle of Yorktown
When George Washington's army reigned victory against the British it marked the conclusion of the American revolutions last major battle. It gave Washington the title of a hero and then he later became President. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris Formally ended the American Revolutionary war. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay had negotiated with the representatives of Great Britain and both parties reached a conclusion. -
The Great Compramise
The Great Compromise built the structure for the united states government. Under the Compromise it gave each state 2 representatives in the senate and multiple in the house. -
The Constitution was Ratified
The Constitution was ratified ion many states having making it the law to every land to which ratified it. This had ranged from 1787-1788 -
The Bill of Rights Ratified
Following the ratification by the state of Virginia the first 10 amendments became known as law of the land. These 10 amendments, we know today as the bill of rights.
