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French and Indian war also known as the 7 years war was apart of a worldwide nine years war. It was fought between France and Great Britain to determine control of the vast colonial territory of North America. -
The stamp act was a required tax that the colonist had to pay. They would have to pay this tax when purchasing paper, playing cards, etc.Stamp Act Website
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The Sons of Liberty was a loosely organized clandestine political organization active in the Thirteen American Colonies founded to advance the rights of the colonists and to fight taxation by the British government. -
The Townshend act was a series of acts passed by the British parliament to show authority over the colonies. The government thought the colonies should help pay the cost of their protection.
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The Boston massacre was a fight between colonist and British soldiers. It quickly escalated and 5 people were killed.
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The Boston tea party was a political protest. American Colonist dumped 342 chest of tea because of "taxation without representation" -
The colonial assembly responded by forming a Patriot provisional government known as the Massachusetts Provincial Congress and calling for local militias to train for possible hostilities. The first shots were fired just as the sun was rising at Lexington. -
The second continental congress was held in Philadelphia and was a meeting of the Thirteen colonies. This meeting was a big step in declaring Americas independence. -
As the Confederation Congress attempted to govern the continually growing American states delegates discovered that the limitation placed upon the central government rendered it ineffective at doing so. -
The battle of Yorktown was the last great battle in the American revolutionary war. The British army surrendered and the British government began thinking of a peace treaty. -
The treaty of paris was signed by the American and British representatives. This treaty ended the american revolution.
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The Great Compromise also known as the Sherman Compromise was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Conversion between delegates of the states with large and small population that defined the structure of congress and the number of representation each state would have in congress according to the United States Constitution. -
The constitutional convention was a meeting deciding how America was going to be governed. This meeting took place in Philadelphia.
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The Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. The Bill of Rights amendments add to the Constitution specific guarantees of persona freedom and rights.
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