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French and Indian War
A battle between France and Great Britain to determine a large portion of colony territory in North America. The war ended with the treaty of Paris in 1763, but Great Britain has already gained a huge territorial advance due to the war. Disputes and war expenses ultimately ended in the American Revolution -
Sons of Liberty
Groups of American colonists who disagreed with the British rule. Their activities helped lead the colonies in =to the American Revolution -
Stamp Act
The British passed this act to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the seven years war. The act required colonists to pay a tax that was represented by a stamp. -
Townshend Act
The British Parliament taxed goods imported to the American colonies, but Americans with no representation in the Parliament saw it as an abuse of power -
Boston Massacre
A street fight between a Patriot mob throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of 9 British soldiers. The British shot and killed 5 people in the crowd -
Boston Tea Party
American Political protest by the sons of liberty in Boston. American colonists dumped tons of British tea into the harbor to protest a tax on tea. Doing so increases the tension between America and Britain. -
Intolerable Acts(Coercive Acts)
A series of 4 laws passed to punish the state of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. Parliament passed four acts that they described as the Coercive Acts but quickly became known in America as the Intolerable Acts because they were perceived as being so cruel and severe. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The famous "shot heard around the world" marked the start of the American war of independence. This was also the first military engagement of the American Revolution -
Enlightenment
It was a movement that focused mostly on freedom of speech, equality, freedom of press, and religious tolerance. -
Battle of Yorktown
Marked the conclusion of the last major battle of the American Revolution and the start of a new nation's independence. It also cemented Washington's reputation as a great leader and eventually the first president of the United States. -
Treaty of Paris signed
This treaty was signed by the American colonies and Great Britain ended the American revolution. It also recognized the United States as an Independent Nation. -
Great Compromise
An agreement was made between the large and small U.S. states. For every state, it could now have 2 senators and the number of congressmen was determined by the population of the state. -
3/5 Compromise
An agreement between the north and the south. The agreement states that every enslaved person was to be counted as 3/5 of a person for taxation and representation purposes. -
Constitutional Convention
The point of the event was to decide how America was going to be governed. Although the Convention had been officially called to revise the existing Articles of Confederation, many delegates had much bigger plans.
