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French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was a conflict in North America, lasting from 1754 to 1763, that was a part of a worldwide struggle between France and Britain and that ended with the defeat of France and the transfer of French Canada to Britain. The colonists kept pushing the Indians west. The British made the Proclamation of 1763. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued on October 7,1763, by King George lll following Great Britain's acquisition of French Territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War, it was a law prohibiting the colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains. England was still in debt from the French and Indian War and didn't want to start another war. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp act was a tax on every sheet of every legal document. Britain needed money because they were in debt from the war so they taxed the colonists. The colonists boycotted British goods. They also organized the Sons of Liberty and the Daughters Of Liberty. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was a tax on all imported tea from Britain. The colonists boycott against british goods had hurt their trade, so the British repealed the Townshend Acts after the Boston Massacre. Parliament only kept the tea act. The Sons of Liberty organized a protest against the tea tax. The Sons of Liberty organized a protest against the Tea Act known as the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773. The Boston Tea Party was a protest organized by the colonists against the British. All the colonists dressed up as Indians and snuck on-board the British Ships in the harbor. Then they threw all the tea on the ship into the Boston Harbor. The colonists were upset by the Tea Act. The Intolerable Acts were passed to keep the colonists under control. -
1st Continental Congress
The first continental congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met on September 5 to October 26,1774 at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia , Pennaylvania, early in the American Revolution. -
2nd Continental Congress
The 2nd Continental Congress was a convention f delegates from the 13 colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, in Philadelphia soon after warfare in the American Revolutionary War had begun. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord were the first military war of the American Revolutionary war. The Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, and the intolerable acts all angered the colonists and became known as the First Continental congress issued a Declaration of Colonial rights and grievances to King George lll. These battles helped unite the colonies againstvKing George lll and were the start of the Revolutionary war. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place at Charleston Massachusetts. It was the first important battle of the american war of independence; it was a military conflict between the kingdom of Great Britain and its 13 colonies in North America during the American Revolutionary war. The colonists ran out of resources and lost the hill. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is what led to our independence from King George lll. -
Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was a battle between American and British troops that took place in Trenton, New Jersey. It was significant because after Washington led the main body of the Continental Army against the Hessain soldiers and the Hessain force was captured. The most critical effect of this war was the patriot morale. The important people in the battle were George Washington, Colonel Johann Raul, General Nathaneal Greene and john Sullivan. The colonial army won. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was a major battle of the Revolutionary War, fought in 1777 in northern New York state. The Battle of Saratoga is often called the turning point of the war, because it increased the confidence of the French government in the American forces. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was an establishment of a fair policy for lands west of the Appalachians. It also created a peace treaty with Great Britain. The drawbacks were congress didn't have the power to levy or collect taxes, power to regulate trade, and it couldn't force anyone to follow laws or abide the A.O.C. it lasted for about 4 years. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge was a winter camp in 1777 of Washington and the American Revolutionary Army. It is where the continental army defeated the British after suffering physical hardships. It is also called the birthplace of the American Army. The important people were General George Washington and General Marquis Lafayette. The continental army won. Washington decided to camp at Valley Forge, because it was closer to Philadelphia where the British army camped. Many american soldiers were sick. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the last battle of the Revolutionary War. The Continental army won against the British. Cornwall surrendered to Washington at Yorktown. The important leaders were George Washington and Lord Charles Cornwallis and Rochambeau. The battle was caused becuase the French navy and the continental army made a plan to entrap Cornwallis. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris gave the thirteen colonies their sovereign freedom and independence. It also set the boundaries between Britain and U.S. the important people were U.S. and Great Britain John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Laurens, David Hartley, and Richard Oswald. The Americans won. Franklin wanted British to recognize America's freedom. It ended the Revolutionary War. -
Shays Rebellion
Since the Articles of Confederation wasn't clear enough the people wasn't getting what they wanted so it led to the Shay's Rebellion. Its the name given to a series of protests in 1786 and 1787 by American Farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt. -
Constitutional Convention
The constitutional convention met to discuss problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation. They might to amend the Articles of Confederation. George Washington was appointed president of the convention. Here James Madison sketched out his initial draft of the Virginia Plan. Instead of Articles of Confederation the constitution was established. The Great Compromise was also established. The constitution was ratified in 1788, and put into action in 1789. -
Great Compromise
The Great Compromise was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States. -
3/5ths Compromise
The 3/5ths Compromise was a compromise reached between delegates from southern states and those from northern states during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention. It declared that each slave would count as 3/5ths of a person. Northern delegates wished to count only the free inhabitants of each state. On the other hand, southern delegates wanted to count slaves as their actuall numbers. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend acts was a set of laws enacted by the Parliament in 1767, establishing indirect taxes on goods imported from Britain by the British colonies in North America. The Townshend Acts used all the money collected for important goods to pay the salaries for British soldiers. The townshend act also caused a tax for glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. Britain still needed money, but they needed a way to tax the colonists “without offense.” The colonists boycotted British goods again.
