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Sons of Liberty
The sons of liberty were supposedly a group of instigators and they were very violent and disrespectful. The sons of liberty came together in the summer of 1765 and they got the name from a speech from the British parliament where Isaac Barre referred to the group who was disobedient as the "sons of liberty". From the research, nobody knows the origin of the sons of liberty but some people say they're linked to the ''Loyal Nine", which is a secret political organization in Boston. -
Stamp Act of 1765
The stamp act of 1765 is a act that the British parliament passed to help the troops that were stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years war. The stamp act required colonists to pay a tax, which was represented by a stamp btw, on different documents, papers and playing cards. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was a series of things passed by the British parliament that taxed goods imported tot American colonies. But the American thought the saw that as a abuse of power because no Americans were in the Parliament. -
Boston Massacre
The boston massacre was a confrontation between that ended in 9 british soldiers shooting 5 people from a crowd of 3 to 400 people who were throwing missiles and verbally abusing them. It began as a riot on king street between and ione british soldiers and american colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that was by the Sons of Liberty and it was in Boston Massachusetts, where it obviously got the name. It happened because the Americans were mad that the British were imposing "taxation without the representation" . -
Intolerable Acts
Intolerable acts were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party. The laws were meant for the colonists in Massachusetts for their defiance during the Tea Party Act. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battles Lexington and Concord was the first interaction between the military during the American Revolutionary War. The British went to Lexington and Concord planning to try and stop rebellion by taking their weapons from the colonists. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense published
Thomas Paine published his pamphlet "Common Sense" on January 10, 1776 that set forth his argument in the favor of American Independence. He wrote the pamphlet after the battles of Lexington and Concord. -
Articles of Confederation
The articles of confederation was another agreement, this time between the 13 states. This document established the functions of the government of the U.S after they declared their independence from Great Britain. -
Treaty of Paris signed
The treaty of Paris was between the American colonies and Great Britain. This treaty was to end the American Revolution and to recognize the United States as a independent nation. -
3/5 Compromise
The 3/5 comprise was a agreement made during the 1987 U.S constitutional convention about counting slaves and determining the states population. So the U.S constitutional convention said that only 3/5 of the slaves would be counted for taxation and representation in the House of Representatives. -
Constitutional Confrence
The constitutional convention happened in Philadelphia from may 14 to september 17 in 1787. The convention was to decide how America was going to governed. But the convention was officially called to look over the Articles of Confederation. -
The Constitution got ratified
New Hampshire became the ninth out of 13 states to ratify the constitution. So on June 21, 1788, the constitution became official framework of the government of the United States. -
Bill of Rights adopted
George Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments that were adopted by congress to the states. The bill of rights are the basic rights of U.S. citizens giving them freedom of speech, assembly etc etc.
