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French and Indian war
The French and Indian War saw two European imperialists go head-to-head over territory. -
stamp act
The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre evolved from a street brawl between colonists and a British solider to a chaotic, bloody massacre. -
Boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British. -
Intolerable Acts
In 1774, the intolerable acts were put in to place to punish colonists for the actions during the Boston Tea Party. These acts took away self-governance.
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Olive Branch petition sent to England
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William Penn arrived in Britain on August 14 and delivered the Olive Branch petition to the government. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense Published
Common sense was a book that controversially challenged British authority in the colonies. Being published in January of 1776, it was the first time anyone had openly called for independence from Britain. -
Declartion of independence adopted
The United States Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House. -
Articles of confedration
The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain. -
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Battle of Yorktown
It is considered the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War. The Continental Army, led by General George Washington, won a decisive victory against the British Army, led by General Lord Charles Cornwallis. -
3/5 compromise
The 3/5 compromise was a compromise in the early United States that said one black vote was worth 3/5 of a white man's vote.
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Constitutional Convention
The constitutional convention took place during the summer of 1787, where American politicians got together to discuss the constitution. -
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constitutional convention
A constitutional convention is a gathering for the purpose of writing a new constitution or revising an existing constitution -
bill of rights adopted
Numbers three through twelve were adopted by the states to become the United States
