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French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was a battle between the British the French, and various Native American nations. Britain's victory. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty, a well-organized Patriot paramilitary political organization shrouded in secrecy, was established to undermine British rule in colonial America and was influential in organizing and carrying out the Boston Tea Party. -
Townshend Act of 1767
To help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies on initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
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Boston Massacre
Seven British soldiers fired into a crowd of Volatile Bostonians killing five, wounding another six, and angering the entire coloney. A skirmish between colonist rioters and British soldiers that ended with five colonists deaths is what caused the Bosten Massacure. -
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Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
The intolerable Acts were a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress Man to meet
The Congress first met in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774, with delegates from each of the 13 colonies except Georgia. -
Constitutional Convention
The violence turned a colonial revolt against British policy into a fight for political independence. Lexington and Concord led many Americans to support the 'revolution' they did get the victory. -
Second Continental Congress meets
The Second Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence. The Second Continental Congress met inside Independence Hall beginning in May 1775. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The American patriots was at battle with The Bunker Hill, they were defeated all though they did prove that they could hold their own against the superior British Army -
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Battle of Trenton
After crossing the Delaware River in a treacherous storm, General George Washington's army was defeated a garrison of Hessian mercenaries at Trenton -
Battle of Camden
The Battle of Camden was one of several devastating defeats suffered by the Americans in the early stages of the British military on the south. In May 1780, British forces under General Charles Lord Cornwallis established a supply depot and garrison at Camden as part of their effort to secure control -
Battle of Yorktown
Supported by the French army and navy, Washington's forces defeated Lord Charles Cornwallis' veteran army dug in at Yorktown, Virginia -
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Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown proved to be the decisive engagement of the American Revolution. The British surrender forecast the end of British rule in the colonies and the birth of a new nation the United States of America. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed by U.S. and British Representatives on September 3, 1783 , ending the War of an America Revolution -
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Constitution is ratified
Written in 1787, ratified in 1788, and in operation since 1789, the United States Constitution is the world's longest surviving written charter of government. Its first three words – “We The People”