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The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was a cultural movement of intellectuals in 18th century Europe and the American colonies. Its purpose was to reform society using reason and advance knowledge through science. Philosophers had a great amount to do with this event. I rate this event a 10 because it completely changed the way Europe and the American colonies lived their lives and what they practiced. -
French and Indian War
In this event, the American colonists and England fought against the French in America. I rate this event a 7 because even though this event led to the Proclamation of 1763, this proclamation was not actually strictly enforced. -
Proclamation Line of 1763
This was a result of the French and Indian War. This disallowed colonists from settling west of the Appalachain Mountains to avoid conflict with the Native Americans after the French and Indian War. I rate this event a 5 because this proclamation was not actually enforced strongly. -
Stamp Act
This was a direct tax on goods. All printed documents such as newspapers had to have a stamp. I rate this event a 10 because it lead to the colonists boycotting British goods, which lead to the Boston Massacre. -
Boston Massacre
This event occured because of the Stamp Act and the boycotting done by the colonists because of the Stamp Act. In this event, colonial protesters clashed with British troops in Boston, which killed five colonists. I rate this event a 7 because five people is not a lot of people to die, but this event is still part of the revolution. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was a new tax on tea. The colonists were raging about this. I rate this event an 8 because it lead to the Boston Tea Party, which was very important, but not as important as other events. -
Boston Tea Party
The Tea Act was passed by the British, and this angered some citizens. the Sons of Liberty protested and threw hundreds of cases of tea off of British boats and into the Boston Harbor. I rate this event a 10 because this event was the reason that the Intolerable Acts were passed, and the Intolerable Acts set up the First Continental Congress. -
Intolerable Acts
This was a result of the British being angry about the Boston Tea Party. The British istituted three new acts to punish the colonists. These three acts were: no trial by Jury in the colonies, the Quartering Act which forced colonists to house soldiers, and the blockade of Boston which let no ships enter or leave the Boston harbor. I rate thie event a 9 because it later lead to the First Continental Congress. -
First Continental Congress
At this meeting, delegates fron 12 of the colonies met to address the Intolerable Acts. They aske ed King George III to repeal the acts and he didnt.I rate this event a 10 because without the Firtst Continental Congress, the Second Continental Congress would not have occured and the declaration would have never been written. -
Lexington and Concord
In this event, British troops thought that weapons were being stored in Concord. On the way, British troop ran into farmers and militia members at Lexington, and there the British defeated the people at Lexington and also more at Concord. I rate this event a 10 because it was the first true event that started the Revolution. -
Declaration of Independence
Primarily written by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence includes 27 examples of British tyranny, ideas from Locke and Rousseau, and is finished off with stating "we not only had the right to become independent, it was our resposibility to do so." I rate this event a 10 because this set the stage for the the forming of the United States. -
Second Continental Congress
This occured when delegates met for a second time, and this time they discussed the battles in Massachusetts. It was a very controversial topic. Thomas Paine wrote "Common Sense", which talks about independence. I rate this event a 10 because at the meeting, the Second Continental Congress set up a comittee to write a declaration.
