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Navigation Acts
was supposed to regulate colonial trade and manufacturing but was not strongly enforced -
French and Indian War Ends
Britain gained French Canada and rich islands in the Caribbean -
Stamp Act
taxed things like newspapers and pamphlets; caused and uproar in colonists because they believed it was an attack on their rights -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot at a crowd that had been throwing rocks and snowballs at them; five protesters died -
Tea Act
allowed tea to be sold directly to colonists cutting out the middle main making the economy lose money; helped start Boston tea party -
Boston Tea Party
a group of colonists in Massachusetts threw cargo of newly arrived British tea into the harbor to rebel against the tax on tea -
The Coercive/Intolerable Acts
Port Bill closed Boston until Britain was compensated, Quartering act allowed soldier to stay inside citizens houses, Administration of Justice act allowed British officials to have a fair trial -
First Continental Congress
met to talk about Intolerable acts and how to deal with them; lead to battles of Lexington and Concord -
Lexington and Concord
The battles here were the start of the war between colonists and the British -
Second Continental Congress
met soon after battles of Lexington and Concord and set up Continental Army with George Washington in command. -
Declaration of Independence Adopted
Made America independent from Britain and established laws and rights people in America would have. -
Winter at Valley Forge
Continental troops struggled through the harsh cold, hunger, and disease at Valley Forge -
Battle of Saratoga
turning point between American and British war when America won; convinced France to join America in the war -
Battle of Yorktown
Washington with help from France forced the British to surrender and destroyed British war effort -
U.S. Constitution Written
the constitution's ideas were inspired by Locke's ideas; divided power between federal, national, and government -
U.S, Constitution Adopted
framework for the government that kept it strong and flexible