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French and Inidan War
Between 1689 and 1748 the British and French fought a series of wars. Most of the wars took place in Europe. -
Second Continential Congress Meets
May of 1775, Congress assumed responsibility for the Lexington and concord war. Congress sent King George III the "Olive Branch Petition" in which he rejected. -
Stamp Act of 1765
Colonists were to pay taxes on newspaper, books, court documents, and any materials that were printed.Colonists thought the Stamp Act revealed a conspiracy by British officials to destroy American liberties. Click here to read more -
Sons of Liberty
The leader of the Sons of Liberty was Samuel Adams. Angry crowds beat people who helped collect taxes and burned down tax buildings -
Townshend Act of 1767
Colonists insisted they would not pay new taxes of any sort to parliament. In response the Boston Massacre took place causing large riots. -
Boston Massacre
Few colonial legislatures paid attention to the riots until the governor dissolved the Massachusetts legislature in retaliation for their protests. Parliament eventually backed down and the British withdrew troops from Boston. Read more by clicking here -
Boston Tea Party
Parliaments passed a law allowing a company to sell directly to the colonists, this made tea cheaper than to smuggle tea, even with taxes. December 1773, Boston Patriots boarded British ships with tea and dumped the tea into the harbor -
First Continental Congress Meets
To punish Boston, Parliament passed the Coercive Acts. Laws closed ports in Boston until the destroyed tea was paid off including taxes. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
April 19, 1775 wars broke out in Lexington and Concord. General Thomas Gage sent troops to arrest John Hancock and Samuel Adams and to take Patriot weapons in Concord. -
Declaration of Independence
July 2, 1776, Congress voted America was free, two days later they approved the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence drew upon Thomas Paine,s idea to denounce the king as a tyrant who made American independence necessary. You can read more here -
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Battle of Yorktown
A combination of American and French forces declared war with the British in Yorktown, Virginia. This Would be the last war in the American Revolution as Charles Cornwallis, general and official of the British army, surrendered. -
Treaty of Paris
1783 the Treaty of Paris ended the war triumphantly for the British who kept Canada, Great Lakes region and the Ohio River Valley. The Mississippi River became Boundary between the British and Spanish claims in North America. -
Great Compromise
John Dickinson had the key role in creating the compromise. Senates would equally represent the states by allowing two senates a state. -
Bill of Rights
Most states adopted the Bill of Rights to protect civil liberties from the power of the government. Thirty-nine delegates signed the document, three refused to sign.
