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The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was a movement in the 18th century when people started realizing that science gave them more knowledge than religion and traditions. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was fought for 9 years and between France and Great Britain to determine who controls the colonial territory of North America. -
Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act of 1765 started by Britain made all papers and official documents in the American Colonies have a tax imposed on them. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a political organization in the 13 American Colonies that advanced the rights of the colonists and fought the taxation by the British government. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation where 9 British soldiers shot 9 people who were harassing them. -
Boston Tea Party
A political protest at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts started by American colonists who were angry at Britain for taxing without representation. They dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolution. The British took weapons from Concord and captured the rebel leaders from Lexington. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 6th, 1775 in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War during the Siege of Boston and was won by the British -
Olive Branch Petition sent to England
The Olive Branch Petition was adopted by Congress to be sent to the King in attempt to prevent war. The King refused to receive the petition. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Americans needed to win to convince the peace conference in Europe that they had a right to demand independence for all thirteen colonies. -
Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia was met to talk about the problems of the weak central government. -
Bill of Rights adopted
The American people wanted strong guarantees that the new government would not take away their freedom
