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French and Indian War
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This is what Britain called the war, they fought against the French and Native Americans. Britain came out with the victory, this caused tax to the colonists. -
The Stamp Act of 1765
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A new tax imposed on Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. Even more colonists were mad and it lead to the Boston Tea Party. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a secret organization that fought to better the rights of the European Colonist. They played a major part in the Boston Tea Party -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an event in which British soldiers shot and killed 5 people. This eventually leads to the Boston Tea Party -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest by the Sons of Liberty against the taxes on many things including the tea, the Sons of Liberty disguised them selves and threw about 45 tons of tea off the ship. This angered the King of England. -
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First Continental Congress Meets
The first Continental Congress met in Carpenters Hall, which is in Philadelphia. All thirteen of the colonies, except Georgia sent people to the meeting. -
The Kickoff of the American Revolution
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Paul Revere and his riders sounded the alarms. The battle in Lexington, ended with the British retreating. -
Second Continental Congress meets
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It managed financing the war and supplying it. With the help of the Congress, they moved towards independence by adopting the United States Declaration of Independence. -
Olive Branch Petition
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This was the colonist final attempt at trying to stop from going to war with the British. In the petition the colonist pledged to the British to try and calm everything down. -
The Declaration of Independence Adopted
The second Continental congress adopted the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. -
End of the Battle of Yorktown.
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Cornwallis surrenders to George Washington and the French troops. It ended the American Revolution. -
Treaty Of Paris Signed
The Treaty of Paris was signed in Paris, by the king of England and the representatives from the United States. This symbolizes the end of the war and the freedom of America. -
The Great Compromise
The Great Compromise was a meeting of the colony's to decide on how much power the states should have through the constitution. The Great Compromise was what lead to the two branch congress. -
The 3/5 Compromise
The 3/5 Compromise said that for every slave owned, they counted as 3/5 of a person. So if a person owned 5 slaves only 3 of them would be counted toward the population -
Constitution Ratified
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The States of America ratify the document. It joined the 13 colonies, today the U.S Constitution is the oldest written constitution in the world. -
The Bill of Rights adopted
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Number 3 through 12 of the Constitution were adopted by the states. It became the U.S Bill of rights.
