-
stamp act
The act required the colonists to pay a tax represented by a stamp on various forms of papers documents and playing cards. It taxed newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards. -
sons of libtey
The Sons of Liberty was a loosely organized, clandestine, sometimes violent, political organization active in the Thirteen Colonies founded to advance the rights of the colonists and to fight taxation by the British government. -
bosten massicur
On March 5, 1770, seven British soldiers fired into a crowd of volatile Bostonians, killing five, wounding another six, and angering an entire colony -
bosten tea party
To protest British Parliament's tax on tea. "No taxation without representation." The demonstrators boarded the ships and threw the chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. The British government considered the protest an act of treason and responded harshly. -
battle of bunker hill
The battle of bunker hill was fought on June 17 1775 during the siege of boston in the first stage of the american revolutionary War The battle is named after bunker hill in charlestown massachusetts, which was peripherally involved. -
thomppains commen sens published
Common Sense sold 120,000 copies in its first three months, and by the end of the Revolution, 500,000 copies were sold. The estimated population of the Colonies (excluding its African-American and Native American populations) was 2.5 million. So, about 20 percent of colonists owned a copy of the revolutionary booklet. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord was the first major military campaign of the American Revolutionary War, resulting in an American victory and outpouring of militia support for the anti-British cause. -
townshend act
To help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies Parliament passed the Townshend Acts which initiated taxes on glass lead paint, paper and tea nonimportation In response to new taxes, the colonies again decided to discourage the purchase of British imports -
twonshed act of 1767
Townshend Acts. To help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
battle of trenton
The Battle of Trenton is significant because it was the first victory the colonials had for a long time. This helped Washington convince his soldiers to keep fighting when they were ready to give up and go home. -
bill of right adobted
On October 2, 1789, President Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments adopted by Congress to the states. By December 15, 1791, three-fourths of the states had ratified 10 of these, now known as the “Bill of Rights.” -
battlee of camden
It was the worst American defeat in the field and left the British in temporary control of the southern colonies. While enhancing the reputation of Cornwallis, the battle ruined the career of Gates, who was replaced. The victory opened the way to a subsequent British invasion of North Carolina. -
Period: to
battle of york town
Outnumbered and outfought during a three-week siege in which they sustained great losses, British troops surrendered to the Continental Army and their French allies. This last major land battle of the American Revolution led to negotiations for peace with the British and the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783. -
trety of paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed by U.S. and British Representatives on September 3, 1783, ending the War of the American Revolution. Based on a1782 preliminary treaty, the agreement recognized U.S. independence and granted the U.S. significant western territory. -
great compise
Their so-called Great Compromise (or Connecticut Compromise in honor of its architects, Connecticut delegates Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth) provided a dual system of congressional representation. In the House of Representatives each state would be assigned a number of seats in proportion to its population