Important events leading up to the signing of the constitution

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    The proclamation of 1763 was a parliamentary act putting a western boarder for the American colonies.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    This act prevented trading, and also prevented the colonies from getting their sugar and molasses from the Dutch or French.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act taxed the colonists on stamps because these stamps were required on every official document.
  • The New York Restraining act

    The New York Restraining act

    The New York Restraining act was one of 5 acts in the Townshend acts, which taxed the colonists even more
  • The Revenue Act

    The Revenue Act

    Another Townshend Act that imposed more taxes on the colonies
  • The Indemnity Act

    The Indemnity Act

    The fourth Townshend Act to be passed
  • The Commissioners of Customs Act

    The Commissioners of Customs Act

    Another Townshend act. Created a new way to enforce regulations and prosecute thief's and smugglers
  • The Vice Admiralty Court Act

    The Vice Admiralty Court Act

    Changed the rules of how smugglers were punished and how they were sentenced. The judge would get 5% of whatever bail was. There was no jury.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    The Boston massacre was when British troops killed multiple people while being harassed by people in Boston.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    a demonstration by colonists before the war started. The colonists threw tea into the Harbor to protest the taxes.
  • The US Revolutionary War

    The US Revolutionary War

    This war was between Great Britain and the thirteen colonies, it won independence for the United states of America.
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the revolutionary war.
  • Battle of bunker hill

    Battle of bunker hill

    Early battle in the first stage of the revolutionary war.
  • Common Sense, published (By Thomas Paine)

    Common Sense, published (By Thomas Paine)

    Thomas Paine wrote about advocating for the colonists independence from Great Britain. Paine encouraged the colonists to fight for their independence.
  • Declaration of independence

    Declaration of independence

    This was made by the colonists, explaining their independence from Great Britain and why they decided to separate from Great Britain
  • Battle of Trenton

    Battle of Trenton

    pivotal battle for the Americans during the revolutionary war
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

    The battle of Saratoga was a huge win for the Americans in the revolutionary war.
  • Articles of confederation

    Articles of confederation

    The Articles of confederation was the United States first constitution
  • revolutionary war ends

    revolutionary war ends

    When the Revolutionary war ended and the colonists came out victorious
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    The Paris treaty was sighned by representatives from Great Britain and the United states to end the revolutionary war
  • Annapolis Convention

    Annapolis Convention

    Annapolis Convention, which was held in a bar led to the constitutional convention
  • Shay's Rebellion

    Shay's Rebellion

    Shay's rebellion were violent attacks on government properties in Massachusetts.
  • Constitutional convention

    Constitutional convention

    Constitutional convention was held for the writing/re-writing the constitution
  • signing  The constitution

    signing The constitution

    the signing of the Constitution was the finalizing of the constitution and signed by 39 people.
  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights

    The first ten amendments in the constitution. Guarantee freedom of speech, assembly, and worship.

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