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French and Indian War
Also called the Seven Years War, the French and Indian War was fought between France and Britain over colonial conflicts. The war was ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The British Victory resulted in gaining control of Canada and French possessions east of the Mississippi. -
Boston Massacre
British troops fired into a mob killing five men. While it was decided that the troops had acted in self defense this lead to intense public protests and stained relations between Britain and the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
In a protest against the British Tea Tax, a group of colonial patriots disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians and dumped more than 300 crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was made up of 56 delegates from every colony except for Georgia. The delegates met in Philadelphia to show a combined authority to Great Britain but the intentions of the colonies were drastically different. -
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American Revolution
The American Revolution was a war between Great Britain and the Colonies which resulted in the independence of the colonies. The war was ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. -
Declaration of Independence
During the meeting of the Second Continental Congress the delegates drafted and signed the Declaration of Independence. This document was sent to Great Britain detailing why we were seeking independence which was later gained at the end of the Revolutionary War. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was the first Constitution of the young, United States of America. The Articles were inherently weak giving the majority of the power to the states. -
First President of the United States
George Washington was elected as the first President of the United States of America. Washington is the only President of the U.S. to ever be elected unanimously. -
Constitution goes into effect
Delegates from 12 of the 13 original colonies met from May to September of 1787 to draft a new Constitution due to the weakness of the Articles of Confederation. However it wasn't until 1789 that the Constitution was ratified by 9 states. -
Bill of Rights Ratified
The first ten amendments of the Constitution ensured certain rights could not be taken away from the citizens. Among these rights are speech, press and religion.
