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The Navigation Act
Basically what the navigation act was it was an act that banned people from selling their most valuable materials. -
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The French And Indian War
. The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain big territoryl gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war’s expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution. -
George King III became king of great britain
The American Revolution began on April 19, 1775, with the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The next year, the Declaration of Independence laid out the Americans’ case for freedom -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
Boston Tea Party
In simplest terms, the Boston Tea Party happened as a result of “taxation without representation”, yet the cause is more complex than that. The American colonists believed Britain was unfairly taxing them to pay for expenses incurred during the French and Indian War. -
The First Continental Congress
From 1774 to 1789, the Continental Congress served as the government of the 13 American colonies and later the United States -
The Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress met as agreed on May 5, 1775. This was after the battles at Lexington and Concord on April 19th. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is the founding document of the American political tradition -
The United States Constitution
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. -
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
