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The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was a timespan from the 1700s to the 1800s and it's purpose was to reform society using reason and knowledge through science. On a scale of 1 to 10 of importance, I would put this at an 8 because it was a new age. -
The French and Indian War
In America in the late 1750s and early 1760s, England and the American colonists fought against the French. This war ended in 1763. On a scale of 1 to 10 of importance, i would put this as a 7 because it was a war but it didn't really affect us in the future that much, -
Boston Tea Party
In 1773, the Tea Act was created putting a new tax on tea, This angered the people in Boston so a group called the Sons of Liberty started a protest. They dressed up as Mohawk Indians and threw hundreds of cases of tea into Boston Harbor. This was later known as The Boston Tea Party. On a scale of 1 to 10 of importance, this gets a 10 because it started a chain of events leading to the Declaration of Independence. -
Proclamation Line of 1763
Colonists were forbidden from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains to avoid Native Americans. On a scale of 1 to 10 of importance, this gets a 6 because even though it angered the colonists, it didn't have any serious affects on later events. -
Stamp Act
This act made all printed documents have to have a stamp. The colonists were mad about this act so they boycotted British goods.
On a scale of 1 to 10 of importance i would say this is a 6, it didn't really affect our lives that much, but it was still important. -
Boston Massacre
In the Boston Massacre, colonial protesters interfered with Brithish troops in Boston which resulted in five dead colonists. On a scale of 1 to 10 of importance, this gets an 8 because five people died. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was simply a new tax on tea. This angered the people which later led to the Boston Tea Party. On a scale of 1 to 10 of importance, I would give this a 9 because this led to the Boston Tea Party. -
Intolerable Acts
After the events of the Boston Tea Party, the British were pretty mad. They were so mad that they came up with three new acts to punish the colonies. On a scale of 1 to 10 of importance, this gets a 10 because the British were punishing the colonists. -
First Continental Congress
Representatives and delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia to discuss the Intolerable Acts. During this, they sent King George 111 a letter asking him to repeal the acts, but he didn't. On a scale of 1 to 10 of importance, this gets an 8 since it led to the Second Continental Congress. -
Lexington and Concord
British troops thought that weapons were being held up or stored in Concord, Massachusetts, so they decided to attack them. On the way there, they were attacked my farmers and militia from Lexington. The British defeated them and defeated more at Concord. On a scale of 1 to 10 on importance, this gets a 10 because it leads to the Second Continental Congress. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence declared that the Thirteen American Colonies, once at war with Great Britain, were now independent states. On a scale of 1 to 10 of importance, I would say that this is a 10. The Declaration of Independence was very important and affected the United States. -
Second Continental Congress
in 1776, the delegates all met to discuss the battles in Massachusetts. On the issue of independence, the vote was split about 50/50. After Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" writing, most of the delegates decided to support independence, setting up a committe to write declaration. On a scale of 1 to 10, this gets a 10 simply because it was one step closer to the Declaration of Independence.
