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End of The French and Indian War.
Signing of the Treaty of Paris, also known as the Treaty of 1763 formally ended The French and Indian War. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George III following Great Britain’s acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War. -
The Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act was passed by British Parliament, which required all the American Colonist to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
The Quartering Act of 1765
The Quartering Act was one of two Acts of British Parliament requiring the American Colonies to provide British soldiers with housing and food. -
The Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress, was a meeting held in New York City consisting of representatives from British Colonies and American Colonies to devise a unified protest against new British taxation. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an incident, in which British Army Soldiers shot and killed five people while under attack by a mob. -
The Tea Act of 1773
The Tea Act of 1773, was passed by Parliament, which granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in The American Colonies. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston by American Colonists who dumped 342 chests of British tea in the harbor. -
The Coercive Acts
The Coercive Acts were a series of four acts established by the British government brought on by The Boston Tea Party and other acts of destruction towards British property by American Colonists. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress meet in Carpenters Hall in Philadelphia. The meeting was called in response to The Coercive Acts. -
The Battles of Concord and Lexington
The Battles of Concord and Lexington were the first military conflicts between the Colonial rebel forces and Great Britain during the Revolutionary War. -
The Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from 13 colonies that formed in Philadelphia soon after the launch of The American Revolutionary War. It succeeded The First Continental Congress. -
The New York Campaign
The New York Campaign consist of a series of battles for control of New York and New Jersey during the American Revolutionary war. -
The Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton was won by the Americans at the last minute, forcing the British to withdraw to New Brunswick. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the American Revolutionary War, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British. -
The Southern Campaign
The Southern Campaign was the central area of operations in North America during the second half of the American Revolutionary War. -
The Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation is the first U.S. Constitution, it served as a written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared Independence from Great Britain. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the last major engagement of The American Revolutionary War. -
The Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under The Articles of Confederation. -
The Ratification of the Constitution
The Ratification of the Constitution emerged from the Constitutional Convention, which established a federal government with more specific powers.
