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This is the start of the French and Indian War. This war started because the Natives and France didn't want the colonies coming into their territory.
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The Bill Of Rights became official on December 15th, 1791. This containts the first 10 amendments.
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The proclaimation of 1763 ended the French and Indian War.
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The Sugar Act was a tax on sugar, this was to help earn back the $$$ lost from the war.
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The stamp act was a tax on any print material. The quartering act was a law requiring colonists to house British soliders in their homes.
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The Boston Massacre was a brawl that led to the killings of 5 colonists.
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The tea act was an act requiring all colonists buy tea from the British East India Company.
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The Boston Tea Party happened on December 16th, 1773, when Colonists dressed as Natives stormed ships in Boston and destoryed tea.
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The Intolerable Acts was a punishment for Massachusetts colonists for destroying tea.
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These were the first fights of the Revolutionary War. Conflict started with a random shot, dubbed as "The shot heard around the world"
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The Decloration of Independence was the document declaring Independence from Britan in 1776.
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The battle of Yorktown was the final offical battle of the Revolutionary war. The battle lasted a near month.
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The treaty of Paris was the offical end of the Revolutionary war.
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The Bill of Rights is the name for the first ten amendments of the Consitution.
