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Jun 15, 1215
magna carta
a charter of liberty and political rights obtained from king John of England by his rebellious barons at Runnymede in 1215 -
The English Bill Of Rights
the bill of rights is an act of the parliment of England, whose title is An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties -
How the French and Indian War started
It started by th fighting over the Ohio River Valley between the British, the French and Native Americans. -
The Treaty of Paris
Treaty signed by the British and the French to end the French and Indian war. -
the Sugar Act
the taxing on foreign sugar and molasses by the king for phropet. This was one of the steps to the revolutionary war. -
boycotting in the colonies
This was an act by the colonies to completly stop buying goods from the british to hurt them financially. This made the king very mad. -
The Stamp Act
This act was paying for a stamp on any paper product such as: books, newspaper, letters, and just paper. This made the colonist very mad, this was another step to the revolutionary war. The only thing that had changed was a little stamp on everything. -
Repealing of the Stmap Act
The king tryed calming everyone down by ending the stamp act. But it didn't work. -
Organization of the sons of liberty
The sons of lierty was a group formed that would make plans and figure out how to avoid paying taxes. -
The Quartering Acts
The Quartering act was the british soldiers living in the houses of colonist, the was a huge issue for everyone. You did not have a say on whether they could stay in your house or not -
the declatory act
The decalatory act was intended to be the repeal of the stamp act, it said that taxes and rules were the same in Britian as they were in the colonies. This didn't changed the prospective of the colonist. -
Townshend Act
This was the taxing on lead, paper, tea, glass, paint and oil. This brought in 40,000 dollars for the British. -
British soldiers arrive in Boston
When the British soldiers arrived in the colonies, they were always hated. They abbused the colonist and did not treat them very well. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre started by a little street fight between a couple of colonist and some red coats. It ended up to be a shooting, 3-5 colonist were killed. This made the colonist so mad, this was almost the start of the revolutionary war. Plan was to spread propaganda. -
the Tea Act
This act taxed tea products. The king taxed the colonist because this one british tea company wasn't doing very well, this forced the colonist to buy their tea because it was cheaper. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was colonist dissguing themselves as Native Americans and throwing all of the tea on British ships into Boston Harbor. This made the king very mad and he closed boston harbor, the closing of boston harbor was one of the intolerable acts. -
the Intolerable Acts
The intolerable acts were multipule acts that hurt the colonist, the closing of boston harbor, quartering acts, and the massachusetts goverment change. The were called intolerable because they were very unbearable. -
the closingof the Boston Harbor
The closing of the boston harbor made the colonist very mad, jus like everything else that the British had done. They closed it and the colonist lost a lot of money becuse they could bring their goods to trade with others. Boston Harbor was a very big main harbor. -
massachusetts charter cancleed
The charter was canclled because of the Boston Tea Party and this was apart of the intolerable acts. This was also under control of the British. -
1st continental congress
The 1st continental congress was a group of people who met to discuss how to deal and act according to the intolerable acts. -
declaration of rights draft
This was a draft that was stating the general peoples rights and how they fit into the constitution. -
governor gages seizing of colonist stock pile of weapons
General Gage was a British Commander that sent 700 soldiers to concord to destroy all of the colonist weapons in Concord. That caused paul revere to rid. -
patrick henerys speech
Patrick Henerys speech was a speech that told everyone how he wanted a military for Virgina and how our defense is not at its best. -
paul reverse ride
Paul reverse ride is one of the most famouse events in American history. It was him riding on a horse screaming, the British are coming the British are coming!!!!!!! This warned the colonist to get ready for battle against the British. -
1st battle at lexington and concord
These were the first battles fought in the Revolutionary war. This was a very important battle for the colonies becaue the goal of the British was to destroy military supplies stored in Massachusetts. -
2nd continental congress
The 2nd continental congress was a group of people that met to plan and discuss war strategys. They made a lot of the calls for battles and military uses. Plan, whether to seek a peaceful or violent solution. -
Benedict arnolds Ticonderogd Fort Seizure
Benedict Arnold wanted Fort Seizure for battle purposes and the advantages it has. First battle won by the continental army. The continental army attackeed the British while they were sleeping. -
forming the continental army
The continential army was the colonist army, they fought the British, led by George Washington -
the Battle of Bunker Hill
The cause of this battle was colonist heard the king was going to send British troops on hills around the cities, the colonist hid up around the hills and thats how the war started. This battle was very important to the war, it proved the Patriots could fight with the British. Patriots lost. This battle took place in Boston. -
the olive branch petition
This was a petition that kept the colonist from getting into a huge war with Britian. The colonist wanted peace a the time. -
thomas paine writes common sense
Thomas Paine was the writter of Common Sense. This document was very important to our history , this is what inspired the Declaration Of Independence. -
Dorchester Heights
It was considered the south heart of Boston. It was buil t close to where the battle at lexington and concord. The battle took place in Boston. Patriots won the battle. -
charelston
"southern strategy" based on loyalist and began with the capture of savannah Georgia. -
the signing of the declaration of independence
The Declaration Of Independence was a document formed by the colonist stating they were separating from Britian and wanted to become a free country. -
Battle of Trenton
The Patriots took 900 British soldiers, the major people were British general Charles Cornwallis. The Patriots lost this battle. Plan was to cross the Delaware river and surround Trenton and attack from three different directions -
canada invasion
first major military initiative by continental army, object was to gain control of the British Province Quebec -
The Battle of Saratoga
This battle took place in New York, it was also the turning point of the Revolution for the Patriots. Patriots won because they received foreign help. Patriots won. -
The Articles of Confederation
Americas first original binding document that sought to combine the 13 colonies into one nation. -
The Articles of Confederation
Americas first original binding docment that sought to combine all of the 13 colonies into one nation. -
governor of massachusetts changed by the king
The governor of massachusetts was changed by king George, he didnt like him. Part of the Intolerable acts. -
The battle of York Town
This was the last major battle of the Revolutionary war and was won by the British. -
E Plurbius Unum
"out of many, one" This was represented by the seal. It stated the colonies were one. A latin phrase that means "one of many" -
george washington named commander of the continenetal army
He became commander of the continental army because he was a great man and great soldier. He led them to many victories and was a very smart planner. -
Land Ordinace of 1785
Under the Articles of Confederation, congress did not have the power to raise revenue by direct taxation of the inhabitants of the united states. Therefore, the immediate goal of the ordinance was to raise money through the sale of land in the largly unmapped territory west of the original states aquired at the 1783 treaty of paris. -
shay's rebellion
An uprising led by a former militia officer, Daniel Shays, which broke out in western massachusetts in 1786. Shays followers protested the foreclosures of farmer for debt and briefly succeeded in shutting down the court system -
Northwest ordinance of 1787
adopted by the second continental congress, chartered a goverment for the northwest territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory -
Ratifiying the constitution
The modifiying and changing of the constitution
