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The war was fought between British colonies and the French colonies of New France in 1754. The war ended in 1763 and resulted in the British gaining a lot of territory in North America.
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The sons of liberty formed in the summer of 1765. They were a group of men in colonial America who used civil disobedience, threats, and violence against the British government. The group ended in 1783
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In the United States the British parliamentary attempt to raise revenue through direct taxation of all colonial commercial and legal papers, newspapers, cards, and dice. Protests against the act began with petitions, refusal to pay the tax, harassments, and property damage that lit a fuse for the American Revolution.
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A series of laws were passed by the British government on the American colonies in 1767. New taxes were placed on paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea. British officials were also given the right to search colonist's houses. This resulted in smuggling and the Boston Massacre.
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A street fight occurred on March 5, 1770. It was between a patriot mob and British soldiers. Snowballs, stones, and sticks were thrown at the soldiers which led to multiple colonist being killed.
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A political protest occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonist were angry at Britain for the tax placed on tea and dumped 342 chests of tea.
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The New England soldiers fought against the British army early in the Revolutionary War; it was the first battle of the Revolutionary Wars. It was fought in Charlestown, Boston, and the British won.
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The Battle of Yorktown was the last battle of the American Revolutionary War. The French and American soldiers got the British to surrender in 1781; this document was called Articles of Capitulation. -
The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783 and ended the American Revolution and the United States became independent.
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Robert Sherman proposed the Great Compromise in 1787. It was a solution that let both large and small states be equally represented by making two Congress houses.
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The Constitution was first ratified in Delaware on December 7, 1787, followed by the rest of the states. The Constitution established America's national government and laws, and basic rights for citizens.
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The Bill of Rights was adopted in 1791; it guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual like freedom of speech, press, and religion. The government didn't like that it prevented their own abuse.
