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The French and Indian war was between France and Great Britain. The result of the war was the treaty of Paris. -
The stamp act was by the British parliament under king George. It added tax on all papers and documents in all of the American colonies but not England. -
The Townshend Act of 1767 was designed for the British to show authority over the colonies. The acts consisted of the Suspending Act as well as the Revenue act. -
The Boston Massacre was a riot that happened from a group of soldiers standing in the streets of a city. British solders fired on the Boston colonists killing several people. -
60 people threw 342 containers of tea in the Boston harbor to protest the tax on tea and the monopoly. Over 92,000 pounds of tea was destroyed. -
The First Continental Congress meet ended in boycotting British goods. It took about 7 weeks to decide on boycotting the goods. -
The Americans were defeated but we showed the British we could hold our own. Most of the fighting was done on a hill called Breeds hill. -
The petition to rebel was rejected by the British government. King George declared the colonists traitors for suggesting the rebellion. -
The declaration of independence was the motion of all 13 colonies declaring independence from the British rule. There are four key things as apart of the Declaration. -
Having won this battle, the win boosted the self confidence of the American fighters. There were only four American soldiers killed in this battle and 8 wounded. -
When the British achieved victory in South Carolina it was one of the worst loses on the American Army. America was said to lost the battle due to tactical errors and plan flaws. -
The USA was "birthed" from the battle of Yorktown. George Washington was the one who authorized the battle. -
Certain people had much larger plans for the Constitutional Convention. This event was a meeting of people deciding how America should be governed. -
The Great Compromise was president Franklin deciding that each of the 50 states should all be able to vote equally and fairly. All American citizens should be able to vote on all things that matter. -
The Bill of Rights are the first 10 commandments and they are every Americans individual set of rights. The bill of rights were set to guarantee Americans rights.