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Stono Rebellion
The largest slave uprising in the British Colonies. Jemmy, a literate slave, led a small group of other African slaves through South Carolina, killing about 25 colonists. 35-50 Africans died as a result. -
Seven Years War
This was truly a world war, but on American soil, it involved France, the British Colonies, and Native Americans. The war started in 1756 and ended in 1763. It was one of the main causes for the American Revolutionary war not much more than a decade later.The wars Britain was involved in stretched it thin financially, and they established a boundary of the Appalachian Mountains for the colonies to avoid further conflict with Native Americans. -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty was signed between the French and English in order to end the Seven Years War. -
Boston Massacre
A mob is fired upon by British soldiers in Boston, Massachusetts. Five are killed. The soliders are tried, the majority escape with little recompense, thanks in large part to their defense, John Adams. -
Tea Act of 1773
British Parliament passes the tea act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from financial ruin. Tea is shipped directly to the Colonies. It also is meant to mitigate the smuggling of tea into North American colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
American Colonials dressed as Native Americans dump an entire shipment of tea from the British East India Company into the Massachusetts Bay in retaliation of the Tea Act. -
Intolerable Acts
These acts are passed by British Parliament in response to and retaliation of the Boston Tea Party. These included the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, the Quartering Act, and the Quebec Act. -
American War for Independence
The Battles of Lexington and Concord fought between British ranks and Colonial militiamen marks the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. America's claim to independence would not come until the following year. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense, is published and distributed. It is an argument for independence from Great Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
The document known as the Declaration of Independence was a move by the American Colonies to secede from the British Empire. Much of the documented was written by Thomas Jefferson, and fifty-five men signed it in support. -
Washington Crosses Delaware
General George Washington of American forces launches a surprise attack on Hessian forces in the night. This proved a decisive shift in the war for independence. -
Articles of Confederation
The Second Continental Congress ratifies the Articles of Confederation after having created them on November 15, 1777. The document proves to be a disaster. It does not give the government the power to tax or govern well. -
U.S. Constitution
Comes into effect after James Madison comes to Constitutional Convention in 1787, which had been called in order to revise the Articles of Confederation, to present an entirely new governing document. -
George Washington becomes President of the United States
George Washington is elected as the first President of the United States following the American Revolutionary War. He served two terms. -
First Bank of the United States
The First Bank of the United States, an idea proposed by Alexander Hamilton, is chartered for twenty years by Congress. -
John Adams becomes President of the United States
John Adams of the Federalist party is elected the second President of the United States. He served one term.
