7th Grade Civics

  • The Mayflower Compact

    The Mayflower Compact
    Mayflower Compact was the governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by Separatist Congregationalists who called themselves "saints". Later they were called Pilgrims or Pilgrim Fathers.
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War
    French and Indian War was in North American. The war was fought by British America and New France. It started in the year of 1754 and ended on the year of 1763.
  • Declaratory Act

    The Declaratory Act was on March 18,1766 .The American Colonies was apart of the Declaratory Act .In 1765, the Declaratory Act changed the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act.
  • Townshend Act

    The Townshend Act began in 1767 .It was related to the British colonies .The Townshend act was named after Charles Townshend because he was apart of the act and it was his last name.
  • The Tea Act

    In 1773 ,there were lots and lots and lots of unsold tea there were 18 million pounds of ousold tea.So,they sent it to different colonies and sold all of it for bargain prices. Although,the tea went back and fourth because the colonies were getting tired of selling tea so they sent it back to Britain.
  • Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was on December 16,1773.It was apart of the growth of the American Revolution .It was also located in Boston,Massachusetts.
  • Intolerable Act

    The intolerable act punished the boston tea party in 1774.The intolerable act made the colonies bond and get together and ge alone .The intolerable act extended alot of acts because this act was very active
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    First Continental Congress was a meeting of celegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met on September 5 to October 26,1774 at Carpenters Hall in Philadephia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Continental Congress meeting at Philadephia, Pennsylvania on July 4, 1776, which annouced that the thirteen American colonies
  • Virginia Declaration

    Virginia Declaration
    Virginia Declaration of Rights is a document drafted on July 12,1776 to peoclaim the inhernt rights of men including the right to reform or abolish "inadequate" government