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War Between France And England. Started Because England Owed Money And Passed A Series Of Acts Taxing The 13 Colonies. -
A Series Of British Laws That Restricted The Use Of Foreign Shipping For Trade, Only Between England And It's Colonies. -
Act That Required The Colonies To Provide Provisions And Lodging To British Soldiers. This Act Made U.S. Citizens Provide Food, Shelter, Fuel And Transportation For Britain's Soldiers. -
British Parliament (King George lll) Enforced This Act To Help Pay For British Troops In Colonies During 7 Years War And Bring In Revenue Through Taxation, The Act Was Taxed On Newspapers, Pamphlets, Legal Documents, Dice, And Playing Cards. -
Act Initiated By Charles Townshend And Chancellor Of The Exchequer Puts Taxes On Glass, Lead, Paint, Paper And Tea. Taxed Goods Imported Into The U.S. Made Colonists Upset As They Claim That It's An Abuse Of Power. (Nonimportation) -
British Soldiers Guarding Boston Customs House Shot Into A Crowd Of Pedestrians, Killing 3 And Injuring 8. This Event Caused Major Protest And Riots And Started All Because Of (A Street Brawl Involving Throwing Rocks, Sticks And Snowballs At Each Other.) -
In An Act Of Protest By The American Colonies, Colonists Poured Thousands Of Tea Into The Harbor Stating (Taxation Without Representation). The Colonists Were Angry Because The British Were Taxing Them For Expenses During The French And Indian War. The 60 American Colonists Threw 342 Barrels Of Tea To Agitate Against Both A Tax On Tea And The Perceived Monopoly Of The East India Company.
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These Acts Were A Series Of 4 Laws Passed By The British Parliament To Punish The Colony Of Massachusetts Bay For The Boston Tea Party. -
This Petition Was Adopted By Congress To Be Sent To King Geoge lll As A Last Attempt To Prevent Formal War From Being Declared. This Written Document Was To Pursuade The King In Concerns Of The American Colonists And Settle Their Differences Amicably, In Hopes Of This Letter; Unfortunately, The Petition Was Rejected By The British Government. -
Massachusetts (American) Colonists Defied British Authority, Outnumbered & Outfaught The Redcoats To Earn Their Independence. Americans Went To War Ton Defend Their Freedom/Rights. -
The Late 18th Century Meeting Of Delegates From The 13 Colonies Met In Philidelphia To Plot The Course Of War And Support The American Revolution. This Meeting Voted To Adopt The Declaration Of Independence, Later Leading The Colonies To Becoming The U.S.A. -
The Publication Of Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" challenged The Authority Of The British Government And Royal Monarchy. -
This Document Announced The Separation Of The 13 American Colonies From Great Britain. Explains Americans Are No Longer Under British Rule, All Americans Have The Right To Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Happiness. (Very Important Part To Our Independence And Freedom) -
The Written Document Created A Loose Confederation Of Sovereign States And A Weak Central Government, Leaving Most Of The Power To The States. Established Functions Of The National Government Of The U.S. After It's Declared Independence From Great Britain. -
Shay's Rebellion Demonstrated a Critical Weakness In The Articles Of Confederation, Shay's Plan Exposed The Lack Of Federal Unity And The Abuse Of Power The States Could Hold Over Citizens' Basic Rights. This Rebellion Was Brought About By A Monetary Debt Crisis At The End Of The American Revolutionary War. This Act Of Protests Was Carried Out By American Farmers Against Tax & Debt. -
The Convention Discussed How To Redesign The Government And How The U.S. Would Be Governed. This Event