Timeline Assessment

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  • Declaration of Rights and Grievances

    Declaration of Rights and Grievances
    The Declaration of Rights and Grievances was a document written by the Stamp Act Congress and passed on October 14, 1765. It declared that taxes imposed on British colonists without their formal consent were unconstitutional.

  • The Passing of the Intolerable Acts

    The Passing of the Intolerable Acts
    A set of 5 acts set by Great Britain in response to the Boston Tea Party. The acts were absurd and not fair. This caused an uprising in the colonies and eventually lead to the Revolutionary War.

  • American Revolution

    American Revolution
    A clash between the colonist and British in Lexington signifies the start of the war. Also know as "The shot heard round the world"

  • Publishing of Common Sense

    Publishing of Common Sense
    Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the colonies. It was published at the beginning of the American Revolution, and became an immediate sensation.

  • Signing of The Declaration of Independence

    Signing of The Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration explains why the colonies should break away from Britain. It says that people have rights that cannot be taken away, lists the complaints against the king, and argues that the colonies have to be free to protect the colonists' rights. At the bottom of the document, the delegates signed their names.

  • Adoption of The Articles of Confederation

    Adoption of The Articles of Confederation
    Although Congress did not have the right to levy taxes, it did have authority over foreign affairs and could regulate a national army and declare war and peace. Amendments to the Articles required approval from all 13 states.

  • Shay's Rebellion

    Shay's Rebellion
    Shays’ Rebellion was a series of violent protests staged during 1786 and 1787 by a group of American farmers who objected to the way state and local tax collections were being enforced.The rebellion is named for its leader, Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays of Massachusetts.

  • Start of The Constitutional Convention

    Start of The Constitutional Convention
    The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.