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The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was a philosophical intellectual and cultural movement in the 17 and 18th century. Thinkers in Britain thought humanity could be changed and improved through rational change. -
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French and Indian war
The French and Indian war was also known as the 7 year war. It was new part in the grueling imperial struggle between Britain and France .At the 1763 peace conference, the British received the territories of Canada from France and Florida from Spain.click here for more info -
sons of liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a grassroots group of instigators and provocateurs in colonial America who used an extreme form of civil disobedience threats, and in some cases actual violence. -
The stamp act of 1765
On March 22, 1765, British Parliament finally passed the Stamp Act. It required colonists to pay taxes on every page of printed paper they used. The tax also included fees for playing cards, dice, and newspapers. The reaction in the colonies was immediate -
townshed act of 1767
The Townshend Acts were a series of measures, passed by the British Parliament in 1767, that taxed goods imported to the American colonies. 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. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that happened on kings street. The Massacre was between a patriot mob and colonists of the thirteen colonies. Sticks and stones were thrown and several colonists were killed. -
Boston Tea Harbor
American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. -
First Continental Congress meets
On September 5, 1774, the first Continental Congress in the United States met in Philadelphia to consider its reaction to the British government's restraints on trade and representative government after the Boston Tea Party. They discussed many things and one of the main things were The establishment of the Continental Army. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexington and Concord is the battle were Great Britain and thirteen colonies went to war. This was the start of the American Revolution were Paul Revere warned the militia. It also was also famous for the "shot heard around the world".
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Thomas Pains Common Sense Published
After the battle of Lexington and Concord, Thomas Pain came up with the idea of Common Sense. Common Sense is a 47 paged pamphlet to advocate independence from Great Britain to the people in Thirteen colonies. -
The declaration of Independence
The declaration of independence was the document that approved American British colonies from Great Britain. This separated the original thirteen colonies from Great Britain, 56 colonists signed the Declaration of Independence. -
The Articles of Confederation created
The Articles of Confederation is a written document that established the functions of the national government of the United states after it declared Independence. Benjamin Franklin wrote the Articles of Confederation. -
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Battle of Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown was a war that lasted 3 weeks against Great Britain and America with French allies. General Lord Charles Cornwallis and his army surrender after the 3 weeks of going to war with General George Washington and his army. This was the end of the Independence war. -
The Treaty Of Paris Signed
The treaty of Paris is Great Britain and the American Colonies to end the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an Independent Nation. The People who signed the treaty were representatives from The United States, Great Britain, Spain and France. -
Great Compromise
The Great Compromise was an agreement made between large and small U.S. states that partly defined the representation each state would have in the legislature under the United States Constitution. This compromise occurred in the year 1787.click here for more info -
Bills Of Rights Adopted
The amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, were designed to protect the basic rights of U.S. citizens, guaranteeing the freedom of speech, press, assembly, and exercise of religion; the right to fair legal procedure and to bear armsclick here for more info
