1700-1800

By Cloriebrown

  • French and Indian War Begins

    The French and Indian War was fought between Great Britain and France. After the war, the colonists had many taxes placed on them to pay off war debt. This caused a strenuous relationship between Great Britain and the colonies.

  • Currency Act of 1764

    The Currency Act of 1764 stated that no printing and distribution of money could be done by colonial legislature. This act destabilized the entire colonial economy.

  • Sons of Liberty

    Sam Adams led a group of rebels called the Sons of Liberty. The group was a threat to the British Parliament when they started making assemblies. Sam Adams sent out a letter to all the colonies to help stand behind him in the fight for respect from Britain. The assemblies were shut down when Britain received a list of grievances. The snake was the symbol as it shows the colonies all separate as weak, but once they come together they can strike.

  • Boston Massacre

    The streets of Boston were patrolled by the British. Shots were fired and a conflict arose. Five Bostonians and two boys were dead as a result. John Adams was the representer of the British Soldiers.

  • Boston Tea Party

    The Sons of Liberty led a group of around 100 people dressed as Native Americans to dump tea overboard a ship in the Boston Harbor. Many acts were put in place as a result to punish the colonists.

  • Intolerable Acts Passed

    The Intolerable Acts were a set of laws passed by the British to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. The four acts were the Boston Port Bill, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act.

  • First Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress was made up of 56 delegates. They met to make a declaration of rights and grievances to send to Great Britain.

  • Signing of the Declaration of Independence

    The Second Continental Congress collectively adopted the Declaration of Independence, which announced the colonies' separation from Great Britain.

  • Treaty of Paris Signed

    This treaty marked the end of the French and Indian War. France gave up all its territories in mainland North America, including Canada.

  • Washington Inaugurated

    In January 1789, the first U.S. presidential election was held over a period of weeks. Washington was elected by the United States Electoral College.