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Stamp Act - French
In 1765, The Stamp Act was passed. This act was a tax on the colonists on anything made of paper. This included legal documents, magazines, playing cards, and newspaper. this upset the colonists quite a bit.
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Boston Massacre- French
The Boston Massacre was known as the biggest snowball fight in history. This was an outbreak in the middle of the streets in the middle of the night in Boston, Massachusetts. There were five recorded deaths. the civillians were bothering the British soldiers that were on watch that night. The men oushed the soldiers to their limit and caused them to stand in a shooting line of fire against the men.
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The First Encyclopedie - Enlightenment
There wasn't a specific date that this book was published, but it did mention the year. i recorded this in my timeline because I considered it of significance because we still use it today. The Encyclopedie is basically Google in a book. The Encyclopedie was mainly edited by a great Englightenment thinker, Denis Diderot.
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Boston Tea Party - French
The Boston Tea Party was an event that the Sons of LIberty did in protest towards the British. They didnt like all the taxes they were getting and theybelived something had to be done about it. In the middle of the night, the Sons of Liberty snuck down to the harbor where the ships were being kept and dumbed all the tea into the water. This was a part of the Revoluntionary War.
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George Washington takes control of U.S. Troops - America
On July 22, 1775 George Washington took control of the U.S. Troops in the Revolutionary War that he will soon lead to victory. He had great we.l thought out stradagies that helped the United States win on many accounts. George Washington was a wise leader that had become president. He was brave, smart, and had great ideas for the future of the nation.
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Thomas Paine - The Enlightenment
Thomas Paine was an Engligh-American political writer. He wrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense." This was published in 1776. This pamphlet encouraged the colonists to Rebel against the "crown." The "crown" was the people in higher authority that kept taxing them. This writing inspired the Revolutionary War.
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The American War of Independence- America
On March 4th, 1776, America capture Dorchestor Heights. Doing this they dominated the port of Boston, Massachusetts. This gave the Americans a lead in the war having this port now available to them. anything connected to water allows them many accesses to the world and have the upper hand.
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Declaration of Independence - America
This is the first day america was established with Independence as a nation in a whole. This is a date we celebrate every year because it is so important. Thomas Jefferson helped write this vaulable document that we still base our government off of today. We are a free country.
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Treaty of Paris - French
In 1763 the Treaty of Paris was established nad ended the French and Indian War. The French and Indian War was a battle that was also known as the Seven Years ' War. The war was fought between Breat Britian and France. Native American allies also assisted in this. the war was over control fought on American grounds. the battle was won by the British.Wikipedia
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First School Opens - America
November 1, 1787 in New York is when the dp first school opens to whites only. This is before African Americans could go to school period. This was the start of our future. Now we get to go to school together and race doesn't affect what we can and can not do.Wikipedia
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New Jersey Issues Bill of Rights - America
New Jersey was the first to issue the Bill of Rights and use it. The Bill of Rights were 10 admissions to the Consition. They filled the ideas of how a citizen should act and live it's life. The Bill of Rights talked about how the government needs to run.Wikipedia
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - The Englightenment
This was another thinker of the Englightenment, but not with science or mathematics. Mozart was a musician that created beautiful music that inspired the muisc up to our century. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had amazing combinations of notes and techniques put together to produce music. His most famous piece was Eins Kleine Nachtmusik. Mozart wrote a total of 40 symphonies.•Wikipedia
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Olympe de Gouges - The Englightenment
There is not a specific date that the "Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Female Citizen" was published execpt for in 1791. This document was written by a French feminist named Olympe de Gouges. She was one of the female writers of this time period. Olympe helped inspire the females to rebel and want equal rights because they were an individual as the rest. I now look up to this brave women writting this because i have to realize that America was not once as free as we our today. -
French Revolution: Christanity - French
On this day during the French Revolution Christanity was disestablished in France. They were no longer allowed to have this religion and worship upon it.Wikipedia
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1st National Thanksgiving Day
The first Thanksgiving was held to acknowledge how the colonist and the Indians would now work together on the land and share the profits of the area. There would be no more fighting and new talents would be spread between cultures. The colonist would learn about hunting and growing crops and the Indians would learn about guns and mechanical works.Wikipedia
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