-
The Beginning of the Enlightment
No one really knows the exact date of the beginning of the Enlightment period, but it occured in the 1700's. It was a period of may new and important discoveries. It was a huge turning point in the history of the US. -
The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War lasted from 1756 to 1763 and it was the final Colonial War. The conflict was played out in some parts of Europe, India, and America. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris negotiated between Great Britan and the US, it ended the revolutionary war. It also recognized American independence. -
The Sugar Act
In 1764, the Parliment passed a bit modified version of the sugar act that was close to the expiration. People were required to pay more tax on sugar. It was one of the causes of the American Revolutionary War. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an event that occured in 1765, but no one knows the exact date. It was one of the most important causes of the American Revolutionary War. The Stamp Act was one of the first Parliment's attempts to assert governmental authority over the colonies. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was passed by the Parliament on they day of May 10, 1773 It granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on the tea sells in the US/American colonies. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Tea Act was passed by the Parliament on they day of May 10, 1773 It granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on the tea sells in the US/American colonies. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Battles of Lexington and Concord were fought on the 19 of April in the year 1775. It has kicked off the American War of Independence. (the American colonies won) -
The Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the American colonies that started meeting in the year 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, soon after the American Revolutionary War started. -
Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense
On the 9th of January, 1776 Thomas Paine published the book called "Common Sense", which was probably the most important cause of the revolutionary war. No one kew who wrote it, many people thought it was Benjamin Franklin. -
Declaration of Independence
On that day,Thomas Jefferson wrote the really famous and important document, which is the Decleration of Independence, which changed the life of others. -
Valley Forge
-
Shays' Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was an uprising that occured on the 29 of August, 1786. It was named after Daniel Shay, who was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. -
Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention took place from May to September of 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in order to address the problems in governing the USA. -
Ratification of The Constitution
Ratification of The Constitution occured on September 17, 1787.
