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Proclamation of 1763 **
George III prohibited all settlement west of the Appalachian mountains without guarantees of security from local Native American nations. -
The Stamp Act
King George III became determined to force American obedience since they left England. To do this, George III passed the Stamp Act to which the American Politicians said "No Taxation Without Representation!". The Stamp Act stated that a stamp should be put on any legal documentation to make sure that whoever printed it paid the tax on the document to Britain. -
Boston Massacre **
Angered by the presence of troops and Britain's colonial policy, a crowd began harassing a group of soldiers guarding the customs house. Someone in the crowd knocked a soldier down with a snowball and his musket went off. This resulted in 5 civilians dead. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a set of laws that Britain passed after the Boston Tea Party. These were meant to punish those for throwing a huge amount of money (tea) into the harbor. -
The Declaration of Independence Signing
After the first meeting of the Second Continental Congress in 1775, they met on July 4th, 1776 to sign the Declaration of Independence. This document was sent to Britain establishing the United States of America as an independent nation. -
The Battle of Yorktown
During the Revolutionary war, the Battle of Yorktown took place. The American and the French trapped General Cornwallis's army. This lead to the Treaty of Paris. -
The Treaty of Paris
With Benjamin Franklin as their Cheif negotiator, The Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution. The Treaty recognized the independence of the American colonies. It also granted the Americans control of the western territory from the Appalachians to the Mississippi River. -
The Constitution
In 1787 delegates met in Philadelphia at the Constitutional Convention to revise the Articles of Confederation. The delegates decided to plan for an entirely new government. The product was the Constitution.
