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Enlightenment
Enlightenment or the Age of the Enlightenment. It was an intellectual and rational movement that dominated Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. it started in 1685. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was a theatre for the Seven Years War, which pitted North American Colonies. The British Empire was pitted to the North American colonies and was against the French, and each side was supported by Native American tribes. The war started in 1754 and ended in 1763. -
Stamp Act of 1765
The British Parliament has passed the "Stamp Act" to help pay for some British troops stationed in colonies during the seven years war. This act required the colonists to pay tax and was represented by a stamp. -
The sons of Liberty
The sons of liberty was most famous for their role in the Boston Tea Party, it was a loosely organized political organization. The sons of Liberty used grassroots activism to push back against British Rule. it dissolved in 1776. -
Townshend Act of 1767
The Townshend was a series of measures, passed by the British Parliament in 1767 these taxed goods imported to the American colonies. But the American colonists who had no participation or representation in the parliament saw it as an abuse of power. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5th of 1770. It began as a street brawl between American colonists and a lone British soldier. But escalated into a much more deadly fight. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred December of 1773. The American colonists were furious with the British for imposing "taxation without representation." They dumb 342 chests of tea. -
Intolerable Acts (Coercive acts)
The intolerable acts were a series of laws that were passed by the British parliament in 1774. It also happened after the Boston tea party. The laws were aimed to punish colonists, Massachussettes colonists at that. People were executed if they broke the laws. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American revolutionary war. Was also marked as the start of Independence of the American war. -
Battle Of Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown was also the last major battle of the American Revolution (in conclusion). And was also the start of a new nation's independence. The battle lasted three weeks, started in 1781, and ended in 1781. -
Treaty of Paris | Signed
The Treaty Of Paris was officially signed by the U.S and British Representatives on September 3rd, 1783. ending the war of the American Revolution. The agreement recognized the U.S independence and granted them territory specifically western. -
Constitutional Convention
The constitutional convention took place in May of 1787and ended in September of the same year. The point of the event was to see how America was gonna be governed. -
Great Compromise
The Connecticut Compromise fairly known as the Great Compromise, was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. it defined the legislative structure and the representative each state would definitely have under the U.S Constitution. -
Bills of Rights | Finally adopted
The Bill of Rights was the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to some individuals such as freedom of speech, religion, etc.
