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Enlightment
A philosophical movement that dominated in Europe during the 18th century. It was centered around the primary source of authority and legitimacy; It advocated ideas such as liberty, progress, tolerance, fraternity constitutional government, and separation of church and state.
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French and Indian War
A war between Great Britain and France known as the seven years war. Great Britain gained land in North America and the war ended with the Treaty on Paris in 1763. After the war, taxes and people's discontent led to the American Revolution. for more information -
Stamp Act of 1765
The slogan was "no taxation without representation". The Stamp Act was a piece of tax legislation that showed Parliaments decision to use the taxes from America to pay for the cost of the French and Indian War. for more information -
Sons of Liberty
A group of shopkeepers and artisans who called themselves the Loyal Nine; later on expanded work and became tradesmen. Now known as Sons of Liberty; which exists in every colony. Their objective was to make Stamp Distributes resign. -
Boston Massacre
A riot between the American Colonists and British Soldiers. The conflict made people talk out against the British and brought us closer to the American Revolution. -
Boston Tea Party
Protest by the Sons of Liberty. They protested on the tax on tea and dumped shiploads of tea at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. -
Intolerable Acts
The purpose of the Intolerable Act was to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. The 5 intolerable acts were: closing the Boston harbor, replaced local government with appointive one, allowing British officials charged with capital offences to go back to England or another colony for their trial, allowing British troops live in their land, and the final act removed fur trade territory between Ohio and Mississippi and giving it to Quebec. -
Olive Branch Petition
A document adopted by Congress and sent to the king as an attempt to prevent war from being declared. The document stated their loyalty to the British crown. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense published
The book challenged the authority of the British government and royal monarchy. It was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4; Thomas Jefferson wrote it. It declared natural rights, a list of grievances, the purpose of the government, and declared independence from England. -
Battle of Yorktown
The British surrendered to the colonists and the French in the battle of Yorktown. The siege of Yorktown ended military operations in the American Revolution. -
Treaty of Paris signed
The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War. It also recognized American Independence and made borders. -
3/5 Compromise
An agreement between the states that determined that every 5 slaves would count as 3 people for taxation and representation purposes. -
Great Compromise
In the house of representatives, each state would get a number of seats based on population. In the senate, everyone would have the same numbers of seats. It made voting fair for each state. -
Revolutionaries Storm Bastille
The bastille represented the French authority and was stormed by Parisian revolutionaries. The Bastille was a royal fortress and prison. This was the beginning of the French Revolution.
