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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War happened because of conflict between the British and French. This war was also known as, the Sevens' Year War. It started in 1754 and lasted until 1763. The British won this war. -
Proclamation of 1763
After Britain won the French and Indian war, the proclamation of 1763 was written by the British. It stated that American Colonists couldn't claim land west of the Appalachia. Because of the Treaty of Paris, Britain got a lot of very valuable land in North America. -
Sugar Act
The sugar act was the attempt at smuggling sugar and molasses into the colonies so that they weren't overtaxed by the sugar they wanted to buy and use. -
Currency Act
The Currency Act was made by the British. The Currency act was when the British told the colonists they couldn't print their own paper money. This had a big effect on the colonists because now the colonists didn't have enough money for trade. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was a law that if the colonies were required to house the British soldiers during the war. If the Barracks were too small to house all the soldiers then people had to house them in the inns and stables of people's houses. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was the accompanying of the Stamp Act. The Declaratory Act stated that the British Parlament had as much control over the colonies as they did over Britain. -
No Stamp Act
The no stamp act taxed Americans for all commercial and legal papers. This included pamphlets, newspapers, and even playing cards. After this act was passed, the colonists refused to pay the taxes on these items. -
Townshed review
The Townshend Acts were a series of Acts that taxed people to pay the government workers like Governers. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre started out with some patriots throwing snowballs at some redcoats in protest of the British (overall). It ended with five people dead. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest. They dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harber. They were upset because of taxation without representation. -
Boston Port Act
The Boston Port Act was one of the intolerable acts established by the British. The intolerable acts were to reaffirm the British power of American colonists. The Boston Port Act was meant to punish the people of Boston for the now known as, the Boston Tea Party. -
Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act, or also known as the Murder Act, was when a British Official got charged for harm or murder of colonists, they had to go to England or to another colony to get tried. Colonists didn't like this because if they were going to England to get tried they wouldn't be charged because the British didn't think that it is chargeable because they believed they were just doing their job. -
Massachusetts Government Act
The Massachusetts Government Act was passed by the British Parliament. It was an Act that put a British official in charge as a governor in charge of Massachusetts. -
Quebec Act
The 1774 Quebec Act was Passes by the British Parlament to replace the Canadian government with British control. This was bad for the colonists because it was more control that the British had over North America. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was when one man from each colony (except Georgia) and collectively decided to organize a strike against Britain and their units. -
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death Speech
Patrick Henry presented the speech “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” in March of 1775. In his speech, he emphasized his belief that they needed to fight for the truth. He also mentions that they needed to fight for God's purpose. He indicated that the alternative to fighting is being enslaved by the British. -
American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
The American Revolutionary War was the colony's attempt to gain independence from Great Britain. America won this war. The United States was formed after this war. It started in 1775 and ended in 1783. The last battle was the battle of Yorktown. It was officially ended by the Treaty of Paris -
Declaration of Independence Signed
On August 2, 1776, the declaration of independence was finally signed. This was our statement of independence from England. -
Articles of Confederation Signing
The articles of confederation was an agreement of the first 13 states of the United States of America, it served as the first constitution. These papers named our nation on November 15, 1777. -
French Alliance
The French Alliance was the alliance of The Continental Army and French forces. This was made official by, the Treaty of the Alliance. French would bring supplies to the Continental Army. In return, America would give France land. -
Battle of Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown, occurring on October 19, 1781, ended the revolutionary war. This took place in Yorktown, Virginia. They finally gained their freedom. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris is what officially ended the Revolutionary war. King George of Great Brittian signed the Treaty of Paris on September 3rd, 1783. The Treaty Stated that America had gained their freedom and can claim any land west of the Mississippi River. -
Constitution Drafted
James Madison started drafting the constitution on May 25, 1787. -
US Constitution Signing
On September 17, 1787, the signing of the US Constitution took place. This took place where now know as Independence Hall. Thirty-nine delegates were a part of signing this document and twelve colonies were represented (all but Rhode Island). -
Bill of Rights
The bill of rights was created on September 25, 1789. It was written by James Maddison. It was a document that highlighted the government's power along with the citizen's rights. It essentially puts limitations on what the government can really do. The bill of rights was ratified on December 15, 1791.
