Origins of American Government

By buddyboi59

  • Salutary Neglect

    British policy of avoiding strict enforcment meant to keep American colonies obedient.

  • Join or Die

    Political cartoon to attemt to unite the colonies

  • French and Indian War Start

    The Beginning of the French and Indian war. Started over conglict of Ohio river valley.

  • French and Indian War End

    The end of the war between the French and the British.

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Issued by King of England. Which didn't allow settlers to settle past appalachian moutains

  • Stamp Act

    American Colonists were taxed on every paper they used to pay for the cost for defending the colonies.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Colonists rebell by dumping tea into the Boston Harbor

  • Intloerable Acts

    The colonists name for series of punishing laws passed after the Boston Tea Party.

  • Second Continental Congress

    Convention of represenatives from the 13 colonies. Met in Philadelphia after the start of the revolutionary war.

  • Common Sense

    Common Sense
    Pamphlet Written by Thomas Paine instructing colonists to fight unfair ways of the King.

  • Declaration of independence

    Declaration of independence
    A document by the colonists declaring independence from England and recognized American independence!

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    Treaty between America and England that ended the Revolutionary War