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The Navigation Acts
The Navigation Acts were acts of Parliament intended to promote the self-sufficiency of the British Empire by restricting colonial trade to England and decreasing dependence on foreign imported goods. -
The French and Indian War Ends
The French and Indian War ended on February 10, 1763 with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. -
The Stamp Act
The stamp act was a british tax on most printed materials in the colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was when British troops opened fire on colonial citizens who were harrassing them. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was an act that granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England. This act directly resulted in the Boston Tea Party. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest by of the Tea Act. During the tea party the Sons Of Liberty threw shipments of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States. -
Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles in the American Revolution. -
The Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from the thirteen Colonies. This meeting was where the Declaration of Independence was signed. -
The Declaration of Independence is Adopted
The US Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4th, 1776. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was a decisive battle during the American Revolution that marked a turning point for the Americans in the war. -
Winter at Valley Forge
During the winter at Valley Forge was a six month period where the Americans struggled to manage a disastrous supply crisis while retraining and reorganizing their units. About 1,700 to 2,000 soldiers died from disease. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was a decicive victory for the americans in the revolution that caused the British government to start negotiating their surrender. -
The Writing of the US Constitution
The US Constituition was written on September 17, 1787.
