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A north american conflict of Great Britain and and France. Part of a larger war and stemmed from disputes over the ohio valley river. Lastly the outcome of the wwar was the british winning.
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A secret organization of colonists formed to resist British taxes. They organized protests,boycotts, and other bad things towards the british. They caused the boston tea party
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The townshed act was a series of british laws that were set which affect imported goods. Passed to raise there revenue and assert authority. This leads to alot of major points in history. -
British soldiers shot up a crowd after being bullied killing 5 people. Obviously this was used as anti-British propaganda -
the Boston tea party was a group of American colonist boarded British ships and dropped 342 chests of tea into water. It was a protest against the british empire. Lasted three hours -
multiple parties of the thirteen colonies had met in philadelphia to respond the intolerable acts. What resulted was organized boycotts. This led into a political movement. -
A series of bad laws in response to the tea party. This included closing the boston harbor and restricted colonial self-goverment. this made the colonies closer to rebellion
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The battle of bunker hill was an early engagement of the revolutionary war. While it was a victory for the British bur it resulted in a win of moral for America. The battle was American forces defending Breed's hill against the british. -
The continental congress formally approved thomas's declaration. Declaring the colonies free of british rule. It become the birth of the USA. -
The Battle of Trenton was a surprise victory for the Americans during the Revolutionary War. General Washington led his troops across the Delaware River and attacked the Hessian forces in Trenton. The win gave the Americans a much-needed boost in morale. -
The Battle of Camden was a major defeat for the American forces during the Revolutionary War. Led by General Horatio Gates, the Americans were unprepared and quickly defeated by the British. Despite the loss, the Americans didn’t give up and continued to fight for control of the South. -
The Battle of Yorktown, which went down in 1781, was basically the final nail in the coffin for the British in the American Revolutionary War. George Washington, with help from the French, totally trapped British General Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia, and after a solid siege, Cornwallis had no choice but to surrender. This victory pretty much sealed the deal for American independence, and it was a huge turning point in the war. -
the Treaty of Paris in 1783 was basically when the U.S. and Britain finally called it quits after the Revolutionary War. Britain officially recognized the U.S. as its own country, and they agreed on the borders—basically, the U.S. got a ton of land. It was a huge win for the Americans, setting the stage for the country’s growth. -
1787 during the Constitutional Convention. It was like, “Hey, how do we count enslaved people for representation and taxes?” and they decided that each enslaved person would count as 3/5 of a person. It was pretty messed up, but it was a compromise between the Northern states, who didn’t want to count them fully, and the Southern states, who wanted to boost their power in Congress. ( cheap slaves) -
after New Hampshire became the 9th state to ratify the constitution, the constitution went into to place. This replaced the article of confederation. The ratification had taken several months to reach this point tho