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The Beginning of the Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment, also called the Age of Reason, was classifed to be a cultural movement of different intellectuals beginning in the very late 17th and 18th century Europe that emphasized reason and individualism rather than just tradition. -
The French Indian War
The French Indian War was colonial extension of the Seven Years War that had a massive affect and impact on Europe from 1754 to 1763. This war happened due to the outcome of an imperial struggle, which was a clash between all of the French and English over colonial territory and wealth. -
The Sugar Acts
The Sugar Acts were when the British placed a tax on sugar, wine, and other important things that were very popular at this time. The reason why the British did this was because they wanted more money and they wanted most of this money to help provide more security for all of the colonies. -
The Stamp Act
In 1765 the British government started what is called "The Stamp Act". This was when anything that was printed on paper needed a stamp that was eventually bought from the English. Those stamps cost money and it was England who got the money in the end. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was to increase the deposit on bohea tea that would be sold at the India Company's sale. It was also to impower all of the commissioners of the treasury to grant certain licences to the East India Company to export tea duty-free. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party occured to due the fact that Parliament gave a lot of money to the British East India Company so they could eventually lower their tea prices. It resulted in many angry Americans because the British East India Company would trade only with pro-British merchants. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was made up of two battles that started on April 18, 1775. At this time British troops were sent to Concord so they could capture John Hancock and Samuel Adams, but both pf them had been warned about the British attack. -
Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense
Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense which pretty much advocated independence for all of the American colonies from Britain and is considered one of the most influential pamphlets and piece of writing in American history. -
The Second Continental Congress
After the Battles of Lexington and Concord was all over, a Second Continental Congress eventually met. The Congress included sixty-five delegates. Thomas Jefferson was a plantation owner and also a lawyer who was pretty famous as a good writer. Benjamin Franklin wanted independence, many disagreed. Even after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, they weren't ready to break away from Great Britain. -
Decleration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a statement that was created by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. It then which announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, which regarded themselves as entire independent states, and was no longer a part of the British Empire. In the end it formed a union that would become a new nation which we call the United States of America. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge was an a camp that held soldiers of the Continental Army in Pennsylvania. General Washington's troops stayed there at the time from late December 1777 to June 1778. In 1the year of 776, George Washington and his troops eventually crossed the mighty Delaware River. They then fought the Battle of Trenton which decided whether George Washington and his troops would stay at Valley Forge or not. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris declared absolute peace between all of Great Britain and the new country of the United States. Great Britain finally recognized the independence of the American colonies. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was classified as an armed uprising that took place in both central and western Massachusetts that started in August of 1786 and ending in late 1787. The rebellion was named after Daniel Shays, who was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and one of the rebel leaders. -
Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The purpose of the convention was to address problems in governing of the United States of America, which had been functionally operating under the Articles of Confederation following independence from Great Britain. -
Ratification of the Constitution
On September 17, 1787, the majority of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention eventually approved of the documents over which they had labored since May. After a farewell meeting, delegates quickly returned to their homes to organize support, most for but some against the proposed charter.
