Honors Civics & Ecomomics Timeline

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  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    British soldiers shooting into a crowd of colonists after being threatened, insulted, and harrassed.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    Sons of Liberty dumped tea into the harbor in protest of the Tea Act.
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    First engagement of British troops and Colonists.
  • Common Sense

    Common Sense

    Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine encouraging American independence.
  • Signing of Declaration of Independence

    Signing of Declaration of Independence

    This was made to announce and explain seperation from Great Britian. It was signed by 56 delagates.
  • Surrender at Yorktown

    Surrender at Yorktown

    The American soldiers force the British to surrender in Yorktown and negotiate for peace and American independence.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    Ended the Revolutionary war. It forced Great Britian to acknowledge The United States of America as an independent nation.
  • Shay's Rebellion

    Shay's Rebellion

    It was started by Daniel Shays, it was an armed uprising by farmers in protest of the government. Revealed that the Articles of Confederation weren't working.
  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention

    Delegates from various states meet in Philadelphia to construct a new American nation.
  • Bill of Rights passed

    Bill of Rights passed

    Established first 10 amendments, stated the rights of the people.