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Passengers on the Mayflower sign the Mayflower Compact
The passengers on the mayflower signed the mayflower compact, they promised to stay united and follow the laws of the new colony. -
Sugar Act
Cut the tax on molasses from six pence to three pence, this caused colonists to question the intentions of the British Parliament. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act was a direct tax on all materials that were printed on for either commercial or legal use, some examples of things that were taxed due to this are: Dice, playing cards, newspapers, pamphlets, etc. -
The Boston Massacre
A disagreement between an apprentice wigmaker and a british soldier eventually led to two hundred colonists surrounding seven british soldiers and throwing things at them in protest, eventually, the british soldiers lost their cool and began firing into the crowd. This led to the death of three boston residents. -
Boston Tea Party
The british parliament enacted the "tea act" which set a tax on tea that ended up propped up the financially struggling British East India company and gave them favorable treatment. The Americans didn't like this act as they didn't want to be told who they had to buy tea from, they wanted to trade with any country. This caused the Americans to protest and end up destroying more than 92,000 pounds of British tea. -
Start Of Revolutionary War
Local militiamen fought with British soldiers in the battles of Lexington and concord in Massachusetts, creating the "shot heard around the world" that started the revolutionary war. (source: history.com) -
Benjamin Franklin’s Proposed Plan of Confederation
After the revolutionary war, benjamin franklin proposed a plan for a united colonial confederation. -
Signing of the Declaration Of Independence
On this day, the declaration of independence was signed, declaring independence from Britain and the start of the United States of America. -
Articles of Confederation
This was the article that established the levels and workings of the government in the United States. -
Virginia Becomes the First State to Ratify the Articles of Confederation
Virginia were the first to ratify the articles of confederation, they did it on this day. Not all states ratified it until 1781. -
Alliance between the US and Franch
Benjamin Franklin formed an alliance between the US and France; France and Great Britain would then go to war with eachother. (Excerpt from: theconsitutional.com) -
Articles of Confederation went into effect
After being ratified by all 13 states, the articles of confederation finally went into effect on this day. -
Confederation Congress Elects A President
When the first confederation congress elected a president, "John Hanson". -
Treaty of Paris
The United States and Great Britain signed the Treaty of Paris to officially end the American Revolutionary War. Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States and withdrew its troops. (excerpt source: theconstitutional.com) -
Shay's Rebellion
A rebellion broke out protesting the trial and imprisonment of debt-ridden citizens. This eventually led to a stronger central government and showed the weaknesses of the articles of confederation. -
Annapolis Convention
This convention was kind of like the leading factor to the constitutional convention, they tried to convince delegates to attend. -
Constitutional Convention
This convention marked the start of a hundred day debate before the constitution ended up being signed. -
Signing the Consitution
There was a hundred day debate before it ended up being signed, 50 delegates participated in the debate and 39 signed the consitution. -
Constitution Went Into Effect
This was when the constitution eventually actually went into effect in the united states. -
Bill of Rights is passed by Congress
The bill of rights provided Americans with basic human rights and freedoms. Some of these rights included freedom of speech, right to bear arms, etc.
