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This act imposed a tax on all goods that included/was paper. This was due to the fact that Britain needed money after splurging on a war with France. -
(I cannot find an exact date of when they were formed so I estimated based on info) A group of instigators in colonial America that made it their goal to test Britain's boundaries with their laws. Most known for planning the Boston Tea Party. -
American colonists held riots which turned into them assaulting British Soldiers. The red coats responded to the aggression with violence and killed multiple colonists. -
American colonists protest against the British taxation of goods by dumping 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
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After the Boston Tea Party, British Parliament punished the colony of Massachusetts by passing four acts. The Boston ort Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act.P -
This battle was the first battle and the mark of the American Revolution, which surprised Britain since they didn't expect colonists to fight back. -
The three week long siege in which British troops surrendered to the Continental Army and the French. This was the last battle of the American revolution and leads to the Treaty of Paris. -
The Treaty of Paris signified the complete end of the American Revolution and the United States of America was recognized as its own independent nation. -
This inhumane agreement stated that for every 5 slaves, only 3 of them would count for the population or taxation. -
A system that was implemented in order to fairly represent each state. In the House of Representatives, a state is assigned a certain number of seats according to their population. In the Senate, each state gets two delegates regardless. -
On this day, the Constitution was ratified, stating that this new government exists to serve its citizens and is the blueprint for the current and modern government. -
The Bill of Rights was made as Americans wanted to make sure that this new government wouldn't mistreat people like the way British Parliament did (ironic).
