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Enlightenment
Intellectual movement of the 17 and 18 c in which ideas concerning God, nature, and humanity were worldspreading. As the use of reason, the power by which humans understand the universe and improve their own condition. The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. (2017). Enlightenment. August 19th, de Brittanica Sitio web: https://www.britannica.com/event/Enlightenment-European-history -
The Albany congress
In June of 1754, representatives from seven colonies met with 150 Iroquois Chiefs in Albany, New York. The purposes were twofold; to try to secure the support and cooperation of the Iroquois in fighting the French, and to form a colonial alliance. Independence Hall Association. (1999). Albany, August 19th , de US history.org Sitio web: http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.html -
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The French & Indian War (The Seven Years War)
American theater of a massive conflict involving Austria, England, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Sweden. The English and the French battled for colonial domination in North America, the Caribbean, and in India. Independence Hall Association. (1999). French and indian war. August 19th , de US history.org Sitio web: http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.html -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 is signed forbidding settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. This area is to be set aside and governed as Indian territory. Martin Kelly. (2017). American Revolution. August 19th, de TgoughtCo Sitio web: https://www.thoughtco.com/timeline-events-leading-to-american-revolution-104296 -
Currency act
The Currency Act passes Parliament, prohibiting the colonies from issuing legal tender paper money.The act prohibited the issue of any new bills and the reissue of existing currency. Unknown. (2017). Currency Act. August 20th, de US history Sitio web: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1212.html -
Sugar act
Parliament passed a modified version of the Sugar and Molasses Act (1733), which was about to expire. This hurt the British West Indies market in molasses and sugar and the market for rum, which the colonies had been producing in quantity with the cheaper French molasses. Independence Hall Association. (1999). Sugar act, August 19th , de US history.org Sitio web: http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.html -
Stamp act
It is the first direct tax on the colonies. The purpose of the tax is to help pay for the British military stationed in America. This act is met with greater resistance and the cry against taxation without representation increases. Martin Kelly. (2017). American Revolution. August 19th, de TgoughtCo Sitio web: https://www.thoughtco.com/timeline-events-leading-to-american-revolution-104296 -
The Quartering Act
AN ACT to amend and render more effectual, in his Majesty's dominions in America, an act passed in this present session of parliament, intituled, An act for punishing mutiny and desertion, and for the better payment of the army and their quarters. Independence Hall Association. (1999). Quartering, August 19th , de US history.org Sitio web: http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.html -
Boston Massacre
Incident between the British soldiers and a crowd of colonists in Boston, Massachusetts. A series of pamphlets depicting British soldiers shooting on a group of peaceful colonists further increased anti-British sentiment in the colonies. Unknnown. (2017). American history. August 20th, de historylists.org Sitio web: http://historylists.org/events/10-key-events-of-the-american-revolution.html -
Boston Tea Party
A group of about 70 men boarded on three British ships in the Boston harbor and threw their tea cargo in the sea. The destruction of the tea cargo was a protest against the Tea Act which was passed by the British Parliament earlier that year. Unknnown. (2017). American history. August 20th, de historylists.org Sitio web: http://historylists.org/events/10-key-events-of-the-american-revolution.html -
Passage of the Intolerable Acts
In response to the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed a series of laws that came to be known as Intolerable Acts or Coercive Acts. These closed the Boston harbor for all shipping until the city would pay for the destroyed tea cargo, limited political authority of the colonists, made legal persecution of British officials more difficult. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from 12 colonies met at the First Continental Congress to discuss how to react to the Intolerable Acts. They decided to boycott British goods and ban the export of American goods to Britain if the Intolerable Acts would not be repealed. Unknnown. (2017). American history. August 20th, de historylists.org Sitio web: http://historylists.org/events/10-key-events-of-the-american-revolution.html -
Declaration of Independence
the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence which formally proclaimed the 13 colonies as independent. The war, however, continued as Britain was not willing to give up its North American colonies. Susan JP. (2016). Declaration of independence. August 20th, de US history Sitio web: www.ushistory.org/declaration/document -
Treaty of Paris
The American War of Independence and with it,The British Empire accepted defeat against its former colonies and recognized independence of the United States of America. The Treaty of Paris also set the boundaries of the United States. Historyus.org. (2016). Declaration of independence. August 20th, de US history Sitio web: https://mx.tuhistory.com/
