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This century starts off with hundreds of British laws and regulations on the American colonies. However it is soon turned into a century of freedom and justice.
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Also called the Seven Years War, this war was fought between Britian and France over territory in the New World.
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The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War. In this treaty, France gave up all of its territory in mainland North America practically ending foreign military conflict over the colonies their.
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The Stamp Act, issued by England to its colonies, required that every legal document have a stamp or seal on it. This seal of course cost money.
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This act required the colonists to allow British soldiers to live in their house if they needed a place to stay.
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This act stated that the British had every right and power to lay any law they wanted on the colonists.
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Men started rioting in Boston and began beating a British soldier. More British soldiers arrived and fired into the crowd killing five people and injuring six.
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This act allowed the struggling East India Comany to ship its surplus of tea directly to the colonies. It also hired agents who would be the only ones who could sell tea in the colonies.
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At Griffin's Warf in Boston, Massachusetts, men dressed up as Indians and dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbour.
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This act gave the French in Canada complete religious freedom and restored the French form of civil law.
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The first Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to organize colonial resistance to Parliament's Coercive Acts.
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The first shot of the War for Independence started this battle. The shot heard 'round the world.
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Often called the Revolutionary War, this war was fought between Britian and America for American Independence.
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The Second Continental Congress organized the war effort, financed the war and governed the colonies.
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This battle was actually fought on Breed's Hill. It ended with a British victory even though they had twice the casualties as the colonists.
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Common Sense by Thomas Paine was the first pamphlet to advocate American independence.
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Congress unanimously voted for American independence.
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The Declaration of Independence was signed and approved by Congress.
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This battle was a decisive victory for the Continental Army and crucial turning point in the war.
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This battle consisted of a combined French and American armies surrounding the British at Yorktown. This battle basically ended military conflict in the war.
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This document recognized the United States as an independent nation and ended the War for Independence
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George Washington was not only our first President but also a great general, statesman, and founding father. He served two terms in office and set the standard for future presidents.
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As its name implies, the First Bank of the United States became our first national bank.
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The Bill of Rights is made up of the first ten amendments to the Constitution. It included the fundamental freedoms and liberties of the American citizen.
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This act allowed newspapers to be sent by mail at a discounted rate. It also started nearly eight-thousand post offices in next few years.
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Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin to remove the small seeds from cotton.
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Another founding father and great statesman, John Adams was elected the second President of the U.S. He aslo served two terms.
