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Pontiac's Rebellion
was launched in 1763 by a loose confederation of elements of Native American tribes, primarily from the Great Lakes region -
Quebec Act
1774 Quebec Act, passed by the British Parliament to institute a permanent administration in Canada replacing the temporary government created at the time of the Proclamation of 1763. It gave the French Canadians complete religious freedom and restored the French form of civil law -
1st Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies who met from September 5 to October 26, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. -
Patrick Henrys Speech
Give me liberty, or give me death! "Give me liberty, or give me death!" is a quotation attributed to Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Second Virginia Convention -
Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the spring of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was a battle in the war against the colonies and England. It was a confidence boost for the colonies.