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French and Indian War
Treaty of Paris ends the war (1754 - 1763) -
The Proclomation of 1763
Organized King George III's American Colonies. No British settlements were allowed west of the Appalachian Mountains, and those settlers already there were supposeed to come back. -
Stamp Act
After protests, the Stamp Act was repealed March 18 of the next year. -
The Quartering Act
American colonists had to house British troops, and had to feed them. -
Townshend Act
5 laws proposed by Chareles Townshend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and passed by the British parlament. Their purpose was to raise money in the colonies to pay sallaries of royal governers and judges so they would be independent of colonial rule and better inforce laws and punnish those not obeyying the laws set by England. -
Boston Massacre
British Red Coats shoot 4 Boston workers after a mob harassed a British Sentry. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston patriots dressed up as Mohawk Indians and dumped crates of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the British Tea Act. -
Coercive Acts/ Intolerable Acts
5 acts passed by the British Parliament primarily to punish Boston and Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party. 1 act closed the port of Boston. 1 act enlarged the Province of Quebec. -
Lexington and Concord
First battles of the Revolutionary War. Known as "the shot heard around the world". The mintue men forced British troops back to Boston. -
George Washington appointed commander - chief of the Contenental Army
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Battle of Bunker Hill
Although a victory for the British, they suffered heavy looses, including a large number of officers. It was evidence that the colonial forces were willing and able to fight the British Army. -
Signing The Declaration of Independence
Representatives from the colonies meet in Philladelphia to express their grievances against King George of England and to declare their Independence. -
Winter of Valley Forge
Period of time that tested Washington's poorly fed, ill - equipped and exausted army. Proof of George Washingtons great leadership. -
Battle of Yorktown
American victory at Yorktown, Virginia, leads to a British surrender and signals the end of the war. -
Treaty of Paris
It ended the Revolutionary War. -
Signing of the Constitution
The Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation and became the final plan for the government of the United States. It set up 3 branches of government: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial branch.
