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A worldwide nine year long war that was fought between France and Great Britain to determine control of the large colonial territory of North America.
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The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which was made to raise money to pay for their army through a tax on all legal and official papers and publications circulating in the colonies. -
To help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies, The British Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
A group of redcoat soldiers fired into a crowd of Bostonians. Which killed five, wounded another six, and angered an entire colony. -
The "Sons of Liberty" along with many other men, disguised themselves and boarded British vessels. Destroying their tea storage, emptying out 342 chests of tea. -
A series of 4 laws passed by the British Parliament, to punish those who participated in the Boston Tea Party. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord was the first major military campaign of the American Revolutionary War, resulting in an American victory and outpouring of militia support for the anti-British cause. -
Was the first truly major battle of the Revolution. Was fought in what is now Boston. The British won eventfully, after loosing double the troops of the Americans. -
Washingtons forces outnumbered and outfought the British, forcing them to surrender to the Continental Army.
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Signed on September 3, 1783, this treaty between the American colonies and Great Britain, ended the American Revolution and recognized the United States as an independent nation. -
A decision made during the Constitutional Convention, that allows states to count 3/5 slaves as the total population. For determining a states legislative representation and taxation. -
At this meeting it was decided that the solution to the country's problems was to set aside the Articles of Confederation and write a new constitution.
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The document that established the US legislature as a bicameral body. This is the reason each state gets at least 2 representatives. -
A petition, which was to be sent to the King of England
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The Bill of Rights spells out Americans' rights in relation to their government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual—like freedom of speech, press, and religion.