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The French and Indian War was is 1754 1763 it was a North American conflict between Great Britain and the France. Great Britain emerged victorious, gaining vast territories in North America.
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The Sons of Liberty were a group of American colonists who protested against British rule and the taxation policies in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
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The Townshend Acts of 1767 were a series of British laws that placed taxes on goods imported into the American colonies, including glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea -
The Boston Massacre was on March 5, 1770, and this is where the British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists, and killing five and injuring several others. -
The Boston Tea Party it was a significant act of political protest by the American against the British rule, and this event was held on December 16, 1773 -
The battles of Lexington and concord and fought on April 19 1775and were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary war. -
The battle of bunker hill thought a British tactical victory was significant moral victory for the American colonists during the revolutionary war it look place on June 1775 and the colonial forces inflicted heavy casualties on the British proving their ability to stand against the British army -
On January 10 1776 Thomas Paine anonymously published "Common Sense," and a pamphlet that powerfully advocated for American independence from British rule. -
The Battle of Trenton fought on December 26 1776 George Washington's forces decisively defeated a garrison of hessian German mercenaries troops in Trenton new jersey. -
The Articles of confederation created as the first government for the newly independent united states established o weak central government with most power residing in the individual states and the adopted by the second continental congress in 1777 but not fully ratified until 1781.
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The battle of Camden fought on August 16 1780 near Camden south Carolina but a significant defeat for the American continental army during the revolutionary war. But the British forces led by the general Cornwallis routed the American troops primarily composed of inexperienced militia under general Horatio gates. -
The Treaty of Paris was signed in the 1783 officially ended the American revolutionary war and recognized the United States as an independent nation. -
The Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia from may to September 1787resulted the drafting of the united states constitution to replace the articles of confederation. -
The Constitution was in June 21 1788 and the marked the beginning of the new government under the Constitution as nine of thirteen states were required for ratification. -
The bill of rights was held in December 15 1791 are proposed by the first congress in 1789 these amendments guarantee fundamental rights and freedoms to individuals such as freedom of speech religion and the press as well as protections against government overreach.