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The French and Indian War (1754-1763) was a North American conflict between Great Britain and France, with both sides allied with various Native American tribes. -
The Sons of Liberty were a group of American colonists who opposed British rule and taxation without representation, particularly in the years leading up to the American Revolution. -
The Stamp Act of 1765 was a British law that imposed a direct tax on the American colonies by requiring them to pay a tax on all printed materials, like legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards. -
The Boston Massacre was a deadly confrontation between British soldiers and a group of civilians in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 5, 1770. British soldiers fired into a crowd, killing five colonists and injuring several others. -
also known as the Coercive Acts, were a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party and to reassert British authority over the colonies. -
The Boston Tea Party was a seminal American political and mercantile protest on December 16, 1773, during the American Revolution. Initiated by Sons of Liberty activists in Boston in colonial Massachusetts, one of the original Thirteen Colonies in British America, it escalated hostilities between Britain and American patriots, who opposed British colonial mercantile and governing practices. -
The Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia on May 10, 1775, following the battles of Lexington and Concord. -
The First Continental Congress convened on September 5, 1774, in Philadelphia. -
The First Continental Congress convened on September 5, 1774, in Philadelphia. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill, though a British tactical victory, was a significant morale boost for the American Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War -
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" was published on January 10, 1776. -
The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. -
The Articles of Confederation were created by the Continental Congress, with the initial draft completed in 1777. -
The Battle of Yorktown, fought from September 28 to October 19, 1781, was a decisive victory for the Continental Army and its French allies over the British during the American Revolutionary War. -
The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States. -
It resolved the conflict between large and small states regarding representation in the new US Congress. -
A joint House and Senate Conference Committee settled remaining disagreements in September. On October 2, 1789, President Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments adopted by Congress to the states.