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Enlightenment
The Enlightenment of 1685 was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated Europe. Europe questioned traditional authority and embraced the question that humanity could be improved through rational change through the Enlightenment -
French and Indian war
This war was a seven year war between Britain and France the war was also declared as The Second Hundreds' Years War. The Ohios river valley repeatedly brought conflict into the claims of British colonies especially Virginia. French built Fort Duquesne where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers joined. British repeatedly attacked. -
Stamp Act of 1765
The stamp act is something the British parliament put upon the American colonist. The British did this because they were deep in depth for 7 years and they seek the north American colonies for revenue support. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a group of activists that was created to push back against the British rule. This Group would be physically violent as well as threaten the British government, they wanted to push the colonial leaders into a conformation with the Crown. -
Townshend act of 1767
British acts of Parliament passed during 1767 and 1768. this act introduced a series of taxes and regulations to fund the administration of British Colonies.They are named after the Chancellor of the Exchequer -
Boston massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on a street located in Boston. The incident was occurred between a American colonist and a British soldier due to enforcement of British tax laws. The riot turned into a wretched, chaotic bloody slaughter. -
Intalerable Acts
These acts were multiple laws passed by the British. They made these laws to punish Massachusetts because of the acts they did when the over boarded tea into the ocean. They created these laws in May, 1773. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Part happened in Griffins Wharf In Boston, Massachusetts. Americas were mad that Britain was taxing them without representation, that's where we got the popular saying "taxation without representation". The Americans dumped about 342 cases of tea into the British East India Company harbor. -
First Continental Congress
The first continental congress was made to delegate for 13 colonies then eventually the United States. In 1765 the British government starting increasing their taxes, this made 13 colonies upset. So the Americans used their new system of imperial taxation. -
Olive Branch petition sent to England
The Olive Branch Petition was taken in by Congress to be shifted away to the king as a last warning of formal war being enrolled. This petition praised their loyalty to the British crown and established their rights as British citizens. -
Battle of York Town
The Battle of York Town occurred when the British surrender the end of British rule. The battle siege lasted for about 3 weeks till the British troops surrender. There was many loses but American ended up with a victory! -
Treaty of Paris Signed
This treaty was signed by the Paris representatives of kind George III of Great Britain. This treaty officially ended the American Revolutionary War and overall state of conflict between the two countries -
3/5 Compromise
The 3/5 compromise was a comprise that included the Northern and Southern states of American. They call it the 3/5s because three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for taxation. This gave Sothern states more power. -
Great Compromise
The Great Compromise also known as the the Connecticut Compromise was an agreement reached during the Constitutional convention of 1787. This compromise defined the legislative structure and representation each state under the United States Constitution.
