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French and Indian War
France vs. Great Britain. After the Treaty of Paris. After the war, France had all of all of North America east of the Mississippi River to Britain. -
Stamp Act
An attempt to raise revenue by taxing legal writs, newspaper advertisement, and ships bill of lading. -
Townshend Act
Four acts in an attempt to apply authority in the colonies "through suspension of a recalcitrant representative assembly and through strict provisions for the collection of revenue duties. -
Boston Massacre
A small British army was threaten by mob harassment open fire that killed five people. -
Boston Tea Party
A protest on tax on tea. -
Intolerable Acts
Te justification of the coming of the First Continental Congress. -
Common Sense
A pamphlet by Thomas Paine that put independence on the agenda. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
The Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson and put into motion on July 4th -
Washington crosses the Delaware
When George Washington and the Continental army crossed the Delaware river during Christmas. Doing so, surprised Hessian Garrison at Trenton. -
France and the United States make an Alliance
France was about to declare war on Britain. -
Benedict Arnold turns traitor
American General that conspired with the British to surrender the fort at West Point, New York. -
Siege of Yorktown
Washington’s army and a force under the French Count de Rochambeau placed Yorktown under siege, and Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army of more than 7,000 men on October 19, 1781. -
Articles of Confederation ratified
The Articles of Confederation were written in 1776–77 and adopted by the Congress on November 15, 1777. But, the articles were not fully ratified by the states until March 1, 1781. -
Treaty of Paris ends the war
After the British defeat at Yorktown, the land battles in America died out but, the fighting continued in other places. Britain recognized the independence of the United States with generous boundaries, including the Mississippi River on the west. Britain retained Canada but ceded East and West Florida to Spain.