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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Charter
It restricted power and gave rights to the people of their respective countries. It was an addition to the already standing rules of their countries. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights protected citizens against tyranny by stating the rights of British Citizens. -
French and Indian War
The Wanopanoag tribe opposed the New England colonists for taking their land. The Ohio River Valley and French were trying to maintain their trading with the Indians and French land gains. The French and Indian was was between France, England, and the Native Americans. It is also known as the 7 year war. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was passed to raise money from the colonies from Britian. Britain started taxing the formerly independent colonies. The Sugar Act put a 3 cent tax on sugar and increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wine. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act required colonists to house British soldiers. The soldiers that stayed in the colonist's houses could pick any room that they watned to stay in. The colonists also had to feed those soldiers. That caused the colonists to run low on money and food because it is an extra body in the family to feed. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act required colonists to pay for an official stamp, or seal when they bought paper items like: legal documents, liscenses, newspapers, and even playing cards. The Stamp Act was Parliament's attempt to raise money by taxing the colonists directly, rather than on important goods. -
Organization of the Sons of Liberty
The Organization of the Sons of Liberty was a group that used tactics to scare tax collectors and promoted ways to avoid paying taxes to Britian. -
The Declatory Act
The Declatory Act told the colonies that Britian had the power to make "all" laws concerning the colonies let them know who was in power. The Declatory Act really put the colonists in place. -
The Boston Massacre
A British soldier struck a colonist. A crowd of colonists gathered and began taunting Brits. A British soldier fired into a crowd of colonists and killed 5 people. The colonists used the Boston Massacre for propaganda against the British.
Military Strategy- the british thought that if he struck a colonist, that it would be a good idea. the colonist's strategy was that they would use the firing and killing people as propaganda against the british -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Act placed tax on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. It gave tax collectors the right to search for smuggled goods. Tax collectors seized the ship "Liberty" in Boston and colonists attacked tax collectors homes in late 1760's. The Townshend Acts was really the turning point for the road to revolution. -
Governor of Massachusetts changed by king
The governor of Massachussetts was changed by King George. It was one of the things that the Intolerable (Coercive Acts) did. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was a law passed by Parliament allowing the British East India Company to sell its low-cost tea directly to the colonies, undermining colonial tea merchants. It helped lead to the Boston Tea Party. -
The Boston Tea Party
To calm tensions in the colonies, Parliament repealed almost all of the Townshend Acts except for tea. The colonists disguised as Indians dumped over 340 chests of trea into the Boston Harbor. It was a protest against the Tea Act. -
The Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
The British were infuriated and passed the "Coercive Acts". They did the following:
1. closed Boston Harbor 2. Masachussetts charter was cancelled
3. officials accused of crimes were sent back to england
4. quartering act was passed 5. quebec act gave lots of land to quebec
6. changed governor of massachussetts to king's official -
Closing of the Boston Harbor
The Closing of the Boston Harbor was the British response to the Boston Tea Party. The colonists rebelled and dumped chests of tea into the Boston Harbor, so now the Boston Harbor is closed because of that. -
1st Continental Congress
The 1st Continental Congress was a meeting of colonial delegates in philidelphia to decide how to respond to the closing of the Boston Harbor, increased taxes, and abuses of authority by the British government. They listed the freedoms they believed that colonoists should enjoy. -
Declaration of Rights Draft
The Declaration of Rights Draft was a list of colonial rights. It was just a draft of them though. -
Patrick Henry's speech
It was the "give me liberty or give me death" speech. His speech was delivered at a church infront a Virginian audience. In his speech, he convinced Virginia that all the acts that they had done to achieve peace had not worked. -
Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere was apart of the Boston Tea Party. He rode around town warning the people about the others that were coming in. He did an amazing job and warned as many people as he could, just on horseback. -
1st Battle at Lexington and Concord
The 1st Battle at Lexington and Concord was the start of the Revolutionary War. They were the first shots fired between american soldiers and british soldiers. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Place- near concord
major leaders- John Parker and Samuel Presscott
Outcome- British were forced to retreat to Boston, suffering many casualties along the way
importance- 1st battle of the Revolution
Military strategy- “Don’t fire unless fired upon. But if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.” there strategy was to let the other team fire first and let the battle begin -
Ft Ticonderoga
Military Strategy- The colonists wanted to attack the British at Ft Ticonderoga. Their strategy was that they gathered about 400 men to go attack the British. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Place- Breed's Hill
Major Leaders- Benedict Arnold
Outcome- The Patriots lost
Importance- Patriots proved that they could take on the Redcoats
military strategy-commander George Washington ordered his troops not to fire “until you see the whites of their eyes. he said that because they were outnumbered badly and they were running pretty low on gun powder. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a meeting of colonial delegates in Philidelphia to decide how to react to fighting at Lexington and Concord.
military strategy- they were deciding who the captain of the continental army should be because they were trying to figure out how to react to fighting at lexington and concord. they were making strategies by deciding who the right guy was to be the commandor. -
Benedict Arnold's Ticonderoga Fort seizure
They took the fort from Britain. He wanted to seize the fort and its cannons for the Continetal Army. Atleast 100 cannons were transported back to Boston because he led a large grop to seize Fort Ticonderoga. -
Forming the Continental Army
The Continental Army was created by the second continental congress in 1775 to defend the American colonies from Britain. They were beginning to form the 1st REAL army. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunnker Hill was a Revolutionary war battle in Boston that demonstrated that the colonists could fight well against the British army. -
E Pluribus Unum
E Plurinus Unum was first proposed by the U.S. Continental congress for use on the Great Seal of the United States. It appears on U.S. coins, currency, and many other places. -
The Olive Branch Petetion
John Dickenson drafted the Olive Branch Petetion, which was adopted by the second continental congress. It was an attempt to assert the rights of the colonists. -
Canada Invasion
Military Strategy- 2 groups of patriots combined to attack the other team. even though they combined, the still got destroyed in the battle. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Thomas Paine was an American political philospher and author. He wrote a 47 page pamphlet that was distributed in Philidelphia. "Common Sense" convinced people to break away from Britian and was used as propaganda for the colonies. -
Dorchester Heights
George Washingon and his troops worked through hard digging nights, positioning cannons, and occupying Dorchester heights. -
Battle of Dorchester Heights
Place- Dorchester Heights
Major Leaders- George Washington and Colonel Henry Knox
Outcome- Howe retreated from Boston to Canada
Importance- Colonel Henry Knox stole the cannons
Military Strategy- George Washington stationed the cannons and his troops on Nook’s Hill overlooking British general William Howe’s position. The patriots now had some power in the battle. -
Repeal of the Stamp Act
In Boston the members of of the Masachussetts Legislature called for a Stamp Act Congress. Delegates from 9 colonies met in New York and issued that the Stamp act was a violation of their rights and liberties. -
Nassau
military strategy- sending ashore a raiding party of 230 Continental Marines and 50 sailors , that happened when they were slowly approaching nassau -
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
It was the official approval of seperation from Britain. Thomas jefferson was the main signer and other men came along and signed it too. -
The Battle of Long Island
Military strategy- The British drove the Americans from Brooklyn and forced them to evacuate New York. -
Battle of Princeton
Place- Princeton
Major Leaders-
Outcome- Patriots win
Importance- -
Battle of Trenton
Place- Trenton
Major Leaders- Charles Cornwallis
Outcome- Patrios won
Importance- American soldiers took over 900 prisoners
military importance- Washington and 2,400 soldiers silently rowed across the iceclogged Delaware River. -
Battle of Saratoga
Place- New York
Major Leaders- John Burgoyne
Outcome- greatest victory for american forces
Importance- turning point of Revolutionary war
military strategy- John Burgoyne decided to push through New York State and cut off New England from the other colonies. -
The 2nd Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
military strategy- the americans withdrew ticonderoga and left it in british hands. fort ticonderoga was captured by the americans for a while. -
Governor Gage's seizing of colonist's stockpile on weapons
Governor Gage wanted to seize the colonists weapons. He needed them because he got signed to an army that needed a stockpile of weapons, so he decided to seize the colonists'. -
Massachusetts Charter Cancelled
The British cancelled the charter for Massachussetts and changed it into a Royal Colony. Later, it became a regular colony again.Fishing was also cancelled in the bay area. -
Shay's Rebellion
was the post revolutionary clash between new england farmers and merchants that tested the precarious institutions of the new republic, threatened to plunge the disunited states into a civil war. had a great influence on public opinion -
charleston
military strategy- Clinton ordered his army to begin landing on Simmons Island on February 11 and planned to approach the city by an overland route. -
battle of king's mountain
military strategy- fought by 1,000 plus militiamen, they circled around the mountain where the other side was and just started to charge in at them!! -
Battle at Yorktown
Place- Yorktown, VA
Major Leaders- Comte de Rochambeau & George Washington
Outcome- Patriots took over 8000 British Prisoners
Importance- last major battle of the revolution
military strategy- combined his 2,500 troops with 4,000 French troops commanded by the Comte de R. Washington led the French-American force on a swift march to Virginia to cut off the other escape routes -
Articles of confederation
it was the rough draft of the constitution.
it set up a weak government because they were scared that one part of goverment would have too much power.
after the constitution writers figured out that they were too weak, they then decided to write the constitution -
Named George Washington Commander of Continental Army
George Washington was a war hero and patriot leader. He was named the commander of continental army because the people knew that he would be a great leader for the rest of the army soldiers and would help them finally win the revolutionary war. -
land ordinance of 1785
it set forth how the government of the US would measure, divide, and distibute the land it had acquired from great britain north and west of the ohio river at the end of the american revolution.
Thomas Jefferson made the proposal for how the land should be divided. It was a landmark legislation used as a system for public lands. -
Constitution Ratification
a majority of the delegates to the constitutional convention approved the document of the constitution. the people had to wait for the constitution to be in action, and they had been working on it since that may.
the first state to ratify the constitution was Delaware. The last state to ratify the constitution was Rhode Island. -
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
was adopted by the confederation congress
it established a gov for the northwest territory
protected civil liberties and outlawed slavery in new territories
it set up various parts of the territory that would become states.
to become a state you must have 60000 people in a teritory...
it did not require states to approve public education
