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Enlightenment
The humanism of the renaissance, scientific revolution, and protestant reformation created the conditions in Europe for the Enlightenment to take place. The Enlightenment ended as people began to react against its extremes. -
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French and Indian war
The French and Indian war went on for seven years. The war began over the specific issue of the upper Ohio River valley was a part of the British Empire. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a well organized patriot paramilitary political organization shrouded in secrecy. It was made to undermine British rule in Colonial America, and was influential in organizing and carrying out the Boston Tea party. -
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Townshend Act of 1767
In colonial U.S history, series of four acts passed by the British Parliament in an attempt to assert what considered to be its historic right to exert authority over the colonies through suspension of a recalcitrant representative assembly and through strict provisions. The British colonists named the acts after Charles Townshend, who sponsored them. -
Boston Massacre
A crowd confronted seven British soldiers in the streets of the city. As the mob insulted and threatened them the soldiers fired their muskets killing five colonists and angering an entire colony. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was to protest British parliament's tax on tea. The demonstrators boarded the ships and threw the chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. The British government considered the protest of an act of treason and responded harshly. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
In Battles of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts colonists defied British authority, outnumbered and outfought the Redcoats, and embarked on a lengthy war to earn their independence. The battles also constituted the first military conflicts on the American Revolution. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill fought during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The American patriots were defeated at the Battle of Bunker Hill but they proved they could hold their own against the superior British Army. -
Battle of Trenton
The battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal American Revolutionary War battle. Washington ended up winning a crucial victory despite the large of Hessians that escaped Trenton. -
Battle of Camden
The Battle of Camden was a victory for the British in the Southern of the American Revolution War. It was the worst American defeat and left the British in temporary control of the southern colonies. -
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Battle of Yorktown
British troops surrendered to the continental army and their French allies. They outnumbered and outfought during a three week siege. -
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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed by U.S and British Representatives on September ending the War of the American Revolution. Based on a preliminary treaty, the agreement recognized U.S independence and granted the U.S significant western territory. -
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. -
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Constitution is Ratified
The United States Constitution is the worlds longest surviving written charter of government. Its first three words "we the people" affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens. -
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Bill of Rights adopted
President Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments adopted by congress to the states. By December three fourths of the state had ratified 10 of these. Constitution were a response to broad public fears that a new national government might run roughshod over individuals and states.