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The enlightenment
The Enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason. It is an intellectual and cultural movement between the sixteenth and eighteenth hundreds Click here -
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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War, also known as the 7 year war. Basically the French tried to steal the Indian territory so that developed a war. The British ended up winning and getting the land Click here -
Stamp act of 1765
This act being passed made colonist now pay taxes on newspapers, playing cards, dice, documents, etc. They had stamps as proof they were tax payers, the colonist didn't like this act and quickly tried to oppose it. -
Townshend Act or 1767
Taxed goods imported from to the American colonies. The American colonist saw that as a way to abuse the power. Click here -
Boston Tea Party
American colonist were upset at the British for imposing taxation without representation. This caused the colonist to sneak onboard late at night and dump 342 chests of tea in the water. -
Sons of Liberty
The sons of liberty was a group of activist. They were known for the Boston Tea Party. Click here -
Boston Massacre
The killing of Christopher Seider, The Townshend act, etc. caused the colonist to start a riot. This riot led to five of the colonist getting shot by the British. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first military engaged war. The battle was fought within the towns Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (Present- day Arlington), and Cambridge -
Intolerable acts
The intolerable acts were created as an attempt to bring back strict British control over the 13 colonies. The main target was Boston which created animosity with the other colonies.
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Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. The French and the colonists teamed up against the British leaving no choice for the British but to surrender due to insufficient funds. click here -
Treaty of Paris signed
This treaty between the American colonies and the British ended the American revolution and officially made the United States independent. -
3/5 compromise
Slave owners in specific states wanted to count their slaves as apart of the population. States that already abolished slavery said no because they treat slaves as property and not people. This compromise made it to where they could count their slaves as 3/5 of a person. -
Great Compromise
The great compromise proposed a bicameral legislature with proportional representation. It established two legislative bodies in congress. -
Bill of Rights Adopted
The Bill of rights adopted defined citizens right in relations to the newly established government under the Constitution. The first 10 admentments
