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Law of Nature
Law of nature was a philosophy made by John Locke's. -
Crispus Attucks
In Framingham, Massachusetts, Crispus Attucks was born to slavery. -
Challenge
Merchants, from Britain, challenged the legality of writs of assistance. -
Proclamation
Pontanic's uprising eventually led to the signing the Proclamation of 1763 -
The Quartering Act
Parlament passed the the Quartering Act which was soldiers being fed and cared for by the colonies. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by Parlament that taxed the colonist directly. -
Nine
The Stamp Act in New York recieved delegates sent delegates by nine colonies. -
Cancelled
The Stamp Act was cancelled because of the number of colonist in English merchants against it. -
Gone Wrong
Parlament didn't want trouble like with the Stamp Act but neede the money to be able to support the British soldiers and their needs. Also the Quartering Act was being ignored in about all colonies. -
Townshend Act
Townshend Act stopped New York's assembly, prohibited lawmakers to do work until general Cage's demands to house his troops were met. -
Found
Crispus Attucks escaped slavery and was found in Boston. He gave up his life for freedom and liberty. -
Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams wanted to communicate with the leaders of towns in Massachusetts so he organized a Committee of Correspondence. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act let the British East India Company have full control over tea trading in America. -
Boston Tea Party
George Hewes and others damaged 342 crates with tea. -
Punishment
King George Ⅲ punished the people of Massachussetts he passed four harsh laws, the Intolerable Acts. -
Restriction
Connecticut and Rhode Island made slavery trade very restricted. -
Gathering
Delegates gathered in Philadelphia. They were from the Committees of Correspondence. -
Fight
A militia was being organized by the colonist to fight. They were called the Minutemen -
Spies
Samuel Adams had made a network of spies that usually included barmaids and servants that were close to the Britsish. -
Green Mountain Boys
The Green Mountain Boys attacked the fort of Britain which was on Lake Champlain, Ticonderoga. -
Kentucky
There were 100 white settlers in Kentucky and later became 20,000 in 1780. -
Settling
Pinoneers had settled in Kentucky but not many settled north of the river. -
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry gave a very well known speech. -
The Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War started and people had to decide sides. -
Second Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress was in Philadephia. -
Horseback
George Washington left riding horse to Massachusetts. -
Peace
The Olive Branch Petition was sent by Gongress to London. -
Common Sense
"Common Sense" was a 46 page pamphelet that talked about getting Independence from Britain and started to get people to want independence. It became very popular. -
Blockheads
Mercy Otis Warren wrote a play called "The Blockheads." -
Continental Congress
Continental Congress had worked on a national government that would be a republic. -
Obervation
Abigail Adams has seen ships carrying thousands of soldiers and a thousand American loyalist. -
Left
The people from Britain leaved at around this time from Boston. -
Proposals
Richard Henry Lee had many proposals to be voted on for the Continental Congress. -
Debate
The Congress started discussing of what Richard Henry Lee had proposed. -
William Howe
British General William Howe made a move to get the land back. -
Independence!
The Declaration of Independence was adopted. -
Christmas Day
The Patriots killed nearly a thousand Hessians while they were celebrating. -
Winter
George Washington's army had to spend the winter in Valley of Forge. -
Marquis Lafayette
Marquis Lafayette joined Geroge Washoington's men and eventually a great leader. -
Warships
Off the coast of America were more than 100 British warships. -
Banned
Vermont had made slavery illegal. -
Philadelphia
General William Howe wanted Philadelphia and set out to get it. -
Message
A message was sent to Burgoyne that was from William Howe. -
Impressive
In the Spring, Von Steuben, a general joined the Patriots because he was impressed of the battle strategy of George Washington. -
Defend
Walking into the office of Patrick Henry who was the governor of Virginia, George Rogers Clark an explorer, to take defense of the western part of America. -
Alliance
France wanted an alliance with America because they had finally acknowledged the independence of the country. -
Virginians
175 people from Virginia and led by George Rogers Clark headed down the Ohi River. -
Savannah
Savannah, Georgia port was captured by British soldiers. -
Approval
The Articles of Confederation were approved by 12 states. -
Captured
Spain provided military help for America. Through 1779 and 1780 Britain's strongholds in southern Mississippi Valley, Baton Rouge, and Natchez were captured by Governor of Louisiana, General Bernardo de Gálvez, a Spaniard. -
Kaskaskia
George Rogers Clark's men set out from Kaskaskia. -
Traitor
Benedict Arnold became a traitor and went to the British side. One of his reasons why is that the credit was given mostly to General Horatio Gates. -
Charleston
Charleston, North Carolina was one of the major ports and was now under the hands of the British. -
New Leader
The Southern army had been given a new general by Washington, Nathanael Greene. -
Flee
Baron de Kalb's force of Americans fled when they faced veteran British toops in Camden. -
Carolinas
In the bprder of North Carilina and South Carolina was where the Battle of Kings Mountain was taken placce. -
Paper
Lawmakers banned the use of paper money. Debts were to be paid using gold and silver. -
Mobile and Pensacola
General Bernardo de Gálvez's forces went to take Mobile and Pensacola (Western Florida). -
Ratified
Maryland ratified the Articles of Confederation and the new government was established. -
Surrender
British General Cornwallis surrendered 8,000 from his army. -
Treaty of Paris
The American Negotiators met with British officials to agree on a treaty. Which later on 1783 became the Treaty of Paris. -
Angry
Congress was having a meeting in a state house in Philadelphia. Hundreds of angry soldiers waiting outside. -
Last
The last of British troops sailed home away from America. -
Surveyed
The members of Congress had passed an ordinance calling for to measure the land to determine the boundaries of an area. -
Shay
A great number of angry farmers in Massachusetts sorrounded a court. There were threats shouted at the building, this was called "Shay's Rebellion." -
Convention
Annapolis, Maryland was going to have a convention. Only five delagates showed up. -
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance was passed. -
Discussion
Another convention would be held, but this time in Philadelphia to discuss the Articles of Confederation -
Gathering
Seven state's delegates (29) had gone to a meeting in Pennsylvania state house. Other delegates joined over weeks. -
Acceptance
New Hampshire was the 9th state to accept the Constitution. -
Bill of Rights
1791, Congress added to the Constitution for the first time. The 10 new extensions were called the Bill of Rights. -
Church
Richard Allen was Methodist who created the first Methodist church for African Americans. -
Apart
Congress believed that seperating whites and blacks and treating them different was constitutional.
