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The French and Indian War was a conflict between Britain and France in North America, part of a larger struggle known as the Seven Years' War. It was called the "French and Indian War" because many Native American tribes allied with the French against the British colonists. -
The Navigation Acts were a series of laws passed by the British government in the 17th and 18th centuries aimed at controlling trade between England and its colonies. -
The Stamp Act, passed in 1765, was a law by the British government that required American colonists to pay a tax on printed materials. -
The Quartering Acts were laws passed by the British Parliament in the 18th century that required American colonists to provide housing and supplies for British soldiers in the colonies. -
The Townshend Acts were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1767 that imposed taxes on various goods like tea, glass, paper, paint, and lead. -
The Boston Massacre was a violent confrontation that occurred, between British soldiers and American colonists in Boston. -
The Boston Tea Party was a protest by American colonists against British taxation on tea, which took place on December 16, 1773. -
The Intolerable Acts, also known as the Coercive Acts, were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish the American colonies, particularly Massachusetts, for the Boston Tea Party. -
The Second Continental Congress was a gathering of colonial representatives that convened in May 1775, shortly after the Battles of Lexington and Concord. -
The Olive Branch Petition was a document sent by the Second Continental Congress to King George III in July 1775. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, happening on April 19, 1775. -
Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, published in January 1776. -
The Declaration of Independence is a document adopted by the Second Continental Congress. -
The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States. To establish a system of government for the newly independent states and to coordinate their efforts during and after the Revolutionary War. -
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising that took place in western Massachusetts. -
The Constitutional Convention, also known as the Philadelphia Convention, took place from May to September 1787.The convention was convened to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and to create a stronger federal government.