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The French and Indian war was a global conflict between the British and the French but was mostly fought in Midwest and East America, the war saw the British win and all of Frances land in the Americas to be handed to them, it came with a price however, as the British were now broke.
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A group of people from all 13 colonies who opposed the British Laws and taxation without representation. They were loosely organized and violent and they were a political group as well
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The Townshend Act of 1767 was a set of British laws that placed taxes on goods imported into the colonies including glass, paint, and tea
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The Boston Massacre, also known as the Incident on King Street (according to the British) was a event where the British solders fired into a crowd of protesting colonist that left 5 dead, this was a turning point that lead to the start of the American Revolution, -
Around 60 men disguised themselves as Native Americans and dumped 342 chest of tea in the Boston Harbor after the British Parliament enforced the Tea Act of 1773 -
The Battle Of Bunker Hill was the first major battle in the war, in the end the British won but suffered heavy casualties that boosted the colonist morale and have them courage to keep going to try and win this war. -
The Olive Branch Petition was the colonist last hope to avoid conflict with Britain, the petition request reconciliation but King George rejected it deeming the colonies as rebels. -
The Battle Of Lexington and Concord was the start of the American Revolutionary war, it included Paul Revere warning that the British were coming and the shot heard around the world, to this day historians don't know who fired the first shot. -
Common Sense was a pamphlet advocating for American independence from Great Britain and is considered one of the most important catalyst for the American Revolution it sold 120,000 copies in its first month and 500,000 copied by the end of the Rvolution. -
The Battle Of Camden was a major victory for the British, it was a devasting defeat for the Americans, with the defeat it cleared any organized American resistance in South Carolina -
The Articles of Confederation were the United States first constitution from 1781 until 1789. It lacked the government having any real power and all the power going to the states, it also lacked a executive and judicial branch all these problems eventually led to our current U.S Constitution
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The Battle of Yorktown was the last important major battle, that seen the Americans and French effectively end the war once the British surrendered after being surrounded, though this may have been one of the last major battles; there were still a few more conflicts until 1783
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The Treaty Of Paris was when our country official got recognized as an Independent Country across the world. It was signed by Ben Franklin, John Adams, John Jay, and David Hartley -
The constitutional convention is when delegates across all states discussed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and instead created the US Constitution it included George Washington, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton. -
The United States Constitution marked the official framework for the U.S. government when New Hampshire became the ninth state to approve it, States would vote on the proposed document to see if it became ratified.