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French-Indian War
The 7-year War, more commonly known as the French-Indian War in American history, extensively worked as an accelerator in the tension between England and the colonies. The War also furthered tension between France, the Native Americans, and England. The War focused on territory lines and treaties. The War spanned from 1754 to 1763. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation forbid colonial settlement past the Appalachian Mountains, which angered colonists. This proclamation worked as a turning-point in British-Colonial relations. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act worked to end the smuggling of goods in the colonies. -
Currency Act
The Currency Act forbid colonist from making paper currency not manufactured by England. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act put a direct tax on any textiles, even playing cards. The Act affected almost all colonists and taxed goods made in the colonies. The Act sparked great controversy in the English colonies because the colonists felt this decision was made without proper representation. -
Declaratory Act
With the Declaratory Act, Parliament could tax and legislate in all cases in the colonies. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act taxed the goods imported from England to the colonies and paid for government officials' salaries. The Act sparked massive conflict with the colonists and led to protests. The Townshend Duties was later repealed in 1769. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre occurred due to rising tensions between England and the colonies. The Boston Massacre broke out at a protest and took the lives of five individuals. The massacre is not as large as the modern-view of a massacre; however, the event worked in favor of the protesting colonists to show English military men's ill-doings. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an act of protest from the Tea Act (1773). A group of colonists dressed up as Native Americans and dump tea imports from England into the bay. -
First Continental Congress
At the first Continental Congress, all of the colonies, except for Georgia, addressed potential actions against England, such as boycotting. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord are seen as the start of the American Revolution. Lexington is deemed the first official battle, while Concord is famously known for the "shot heard 'round the world." -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was used to establish a continental army, government offices, and George Washington as the army leader. -
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, after Thomas Jefferson was commissioned in June of the same year to draft the declaration. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation established a central government, but that government lacked the abilities to declare war, form a military, or tax the citizens. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris officially signified the end of the American Revolutionary War and the United States' Independence. The Treaty also included multiple subtopics, such as the protection of loyalists in the United States. -
The Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention was used to finalize a plan for a federal government. The attendees of the convention included supporters of the New Jersey plan and the Virginia plan. The New Jersey plan supported small states, while the Virginia plan supported large states. The Great Comprise of bicameral, which created the House of Representatives and the Senate, fully established the federal government's framework. -
Whiskey Rebellion
With grain becoming the most valuable cash crop, Hamilton's whiskey tax was a significant burden on western farmers. The people fighting n the Rebellion adopted protest methods from the Revolutionary War and Shay's Rebellion. Washington showed the power of a federal government and quickly shut down the Rebellion.
