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Enlightenment
An intellectual and cultural movement in the eighteenth century. It emphasized reason over superstition and science over blind faith. -
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French & Indian War
A theater of the Seven Year War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes. -
Sons Of Liberty
Used an extreme form of civil disobedience threats, and in some cases actual violence to intimidate loyalists and outrage the British government. -
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Stamp Act of 1765
the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which sought to raise money to pay for this army through a tax on all legal and official papers and publications circulating in the colonies. -
Townshend Act of 1767
To help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts. -
First Continental Congress meets
The First Continental Congress agreed on a Declaration and Resolves that included the Continental Association, a proposal for an embargo on British trade. -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
Second Continental Congress meets
Appointed George Washington commander in chief of the army. It later approved the Declaration of Independence (1776) and prepared the Articles of Confederation (1781), which granted certain powers to the Congress. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
A battle between the British and Americans during the American Revolutionary War on Breeds Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts. -
Olive Branch Petition sent to England
The Petition emphasized their loyalty to the British crown and emphasized their rights as British citizens. The Congress met according to adjournment. -
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense published
Common Sense made a clear case for independence and directly attacked the political, economic, and ideological obstacles to achieving it. -
Articles of Confederation created
The Articles of Confederation created a national government composed of a Congress, which had the power to declare war, appoint military officers, sign treaties, make alliances, appoint foreign ambassadors, and manage relations with Indians. -
Great Compromise
The Great Compromise was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation each state would have under the United States Constitution. -
Bill of Rights Adopted
Bill of Rights, First 10 amendments to the Constitution of the United States, adopted as a group in 1791. It first stared on October 2nd 1789 and end on December 15th 1791