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Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement in the seventeenth century that seemed to improve society through fact-based reason and inquiry. The Enlightenment reshaped the ways people understood issued such as individual rights, liberty, and equality. -
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French and Indian War
The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America. Disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately the American Revolution. -
Stamp Act of 1765
The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of paper, documents, and playing cards. It required colonists to pay taxes on every page of printed paper they used. -
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty boarded the trade ships docked in Griffin's Wharf and threw the shipments of tea overboard in an event known as the Boston Tea Party. They sometimes resorted to violence against British officials. -
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Townshend Act of 1767
The Townshend Act initiated taxes on lead, paint, tea, paper, and glass. The resentment over the Townshend Acts divided American colonists into loyalists and patriots. -
Boston Tea Party
Dozens of disguised men, some as Indigenous Americans, boarded the three East India company ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. The reason why the Boston Tea Party happened was to protest British Parliament's tax on tea. -
Olive Branch Petition sent to England
The petition was signed by the Congress president, John Hancock, and was sent to London on 8 July. The petition was to try and find a way to end the crisis between the British government and its American colonies. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
This Battle is the famous 'shot heard 'round the world', marked the start of the American War of Independence. British troops march into a small town of Lexington early in the morning to find themselves faced by a militia company of more 70 men led by Capt. -
Battle Of Bunker Hill
American troops displayed their mettle in the Battle of Bunker Hill during the siege of Boston. The American patriots were defeated at the Battle of Bunker Hill. -
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Battle Of Trenton
Only several American casualties but inflicted substantial casualties to the Hessians, 22 dead, 83 wounded, and approximately 900 taken as prisoners of war. The battle occurred over a span of nine days. -
Battle of Camden
Battle of Camden was a major victory for the British in the Southern theater of the American revolutionary war. Approximately 800-900 Patriots were captured or killed. -
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Battle Of Yorktown
According to historic records, approximately 230 to 397 soldiers were killed in the Battle of Yorktown. Washingtons forces defeated Lord Charles Cornwallis' veteran army dug in at Yorktown, Virginia. -
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Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention was to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation. The convention was intended to revise the league of states and first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. -
Great Compromise
The Great Compromise established the United Stated legislature as a bicameral, or two-house law-making body. The Great Compromise settled the method of representation in the legislative branch. -
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Bill of Rights Adopted
President Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments adopted by Congress to the states. Originally, the Bill of Rights applied only to the federal government.