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The Stamp Act was the first act places on the colonists. The Stamp Act required every piece of paper in the colonies to have a stamp on it. Not only that; the Stamps included a hefty price.
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The Stamp Act Congress started off looking like a failure. Only 9 colonies sent delegates. The Stamp Act was finally repealed in 1766
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The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that all started because of a couple snowballs thrown. The snowballs progressively got larger, turning into rocks, then sticks. A gun was eventually shot and multiple people on the colonist side were murdered.
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The Boston Tea Party occurred in Mid-December in a Massachusetts harbor. Colonists from all over dressed up as Native Americans and boarded a ship containing a large shipment of tea. The colonists dumped more than 300 chests of tea into the harbor.
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord. Paul Revere ran throughout the city sounding an alarm wakening the soldiers and people of the city. Soon, the British began retreating under fire. The battle was won by the colonists.
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The 2nd Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia where John Hancock of Massachusetts is elected President.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill was one of the early battles in the Revolutionary War. While the British came out victorious, the colonists put a major dent into the British army.
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The Declaration of Independence legally separated the original 13 colonies from the British. The original 13 colonies included: New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
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The Articles of Confederation was the first government by the 13 colonies. The Articles were weakly put together resulting in the collapse of the Articles
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British General Charles Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 troops in Yorktown, Virginia formally resulting in the end of the American Revolution.
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The Treaty of Paris formally ended the Revolutionary War. In the Treaty, the British Crown recognized the colonies as their own property.
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The first meeting of Congress happened in New York City on the date of January 1, 1785. This is significant because it marks the first time our true government has met.
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After the Constitution was ratified, Washington unanimously won the presidential election and took oath of office on April 30, 1789
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The Constitution was approved on March 29, 1790, with the signing of Rhode Island making it official.
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The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The Bill of Rights specifically targets the freedom of the people.
