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age of enlightenment
an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated europe in the 17th and 18th centuries with global influences and effects. -
french and indian wars
The french and indian wars were four wars fought back to back in North america between 1689 and 1763 -
stmp act
Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament in March 1765. Its purpose was to raise funds to support the British Army stationed in America after 1763. -
thownshend acts
Townshend Acts were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1767. The acts taxed lead, paint, paper, and tea imported into the American Colonies. -
boston tea party
Boston Tea Party was a raid by American colonists on three ships in Boston Harbor on Dec. 16, 1773. Colonists disguised as Indians emptied 342 chests of tea into the harbor -
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty was a group of patriotic societies that sprang up in the American colonies before the Revolutionary War. They began as secret societies but later came into the open -
First Continental Congress meets
Congress of the United States makes the nation's laws. Congress consists of two bodies, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Both bodies have about equal power. -
Olive Branch Petition sent to England
Olive Branch Petition was a 1775 document by which the American Colonies sought to avoid all-out war with Britain. The Second Continental Congress sent the petition to Britain’s King George III a few months into the American Revolution (1775-1783). -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
Lexington and Concord, Battles of, were the first armed clashes between the Americans and the British in the American Revolution (1775-1783). The battles took place at the towns of Lexington and Concord, in what was then the British colony of Massachusetts, on April 19, 1775 -
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense published
Common Sense was a widely distributed pamphlet written by the British-born colonial American Thomas Paine and published in 1776. Common Sense argued against British authority over the American colonies. -
Articles of Confederation created
Interstate commerce includes all commercial transactions that cross from one state to another in the United States. A trip, the shipment of goods, or sending a message may be interstate commerce. -
Treaty of Paris signed
Paris, Treaties of, were various international agreements signed in Paris. Throughout history, the French capital has been the site of numerous treaties that have shaped world events. -
Great Compromise
Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, was one of several major agreements reached in the drafting of the United States Constitution . The compromise settled a disagreement between large and small states that threatened the Constitutional Convention of 1787. -
Bill of Rights adopted
Ninth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantees citizens certain rights not specifically listed in the document. The amendment eased fears that the listing of some rights in the Bill of Rights would leave other unspecified rights unprotected
