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French and Indian War
This war lasted 7 years and the British won, but within those 7 years the French had some good wins. They fought over land and area. -
Stamp Act
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The Stamp Act was a way for the England to raise money because after the French and Indian War the were in debt. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was a series of British parliaments passed. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre is when British soldiers in Boston opened fire on a group of American colonists killing five men. -
Boston Tea Party
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The Boston Tea Party was a political protest. The Americans were mad about "taxation without representation" so they dumped 342 chest of tea in the harbor. -
First Continental Congress
This was the first meeting between 12 of the 13 colonies in the beginning stage of the American Revolution. -
Second Continental Congress Meets
This was the second convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that started meeting, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Right after the American Revolutionary War had started. -
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Battle of Yorktown
General George Washington, commanded 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the Battle of Yorktown against British General Charles Cornwallis and 9,000 British troops at Yorktown in the most important battle of the Revolutionary War. -
Treaty of Paris signed
The Treaty of Paris was signed by representatives of King George III and representatives of the United States of America and it ended the American Revolutionary War. -
Great Compromise
The great compromise was an agreement that was made between large and small states that defined the representation each state would have under the United States Constitution, as well as in legislature. -
3/5 Compromise
This was a compromsie between the state delegates. -
Constitutional Convention
This was when they gatherd to write the new constitution. -
Contitution is ratified
It took 10 months for the first nine states to approve the Constitution. The first state to ratify was Delaware. -
Bill of Rights adopted
The United States Bill of Rights is made of the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
