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French and Indian War
1754 - 1763 The FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR was the bloodiest American war in the 18th century. The war was a clash between the French and English over colonial territory and wealth. -
Proclamation of 1763
1763 - The PROCLAMATIOIN OF 1763 was an attempt to prevent the colonists from going west and passed the Appalachian Mountains. It was placed to keep the English colonists separated from the Native Americans that already lived there. -
Stamp Act of 1765
1765 - The STAMP ACT was imposed so that colonists had to pay tax on every piece of printed paper the used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. -
Boston Massacre
1770 - The BOSTON MASSACRE was a pre revolution incident where a patriot mob started throwing stuff at the British soldiers. The soldiers got more and more furious with the colonists and killed 5 of them and injured 6. This is where the colonists drew the line... -
Boston Tea Party
1773 - The BOSTON TEA PARTY wasn't even a party at all. It was an act of rebellion by the PATRIOTS. They were tired of the King taxing them on their tea, so the colonists threw all the tea on the ships into the British Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
1774 - The INTOLERABLE ACTS was an act of retaliation by the King. He was so upset by the colonists throwing all the tea into the Boston Harbor that he closed it down to all shipping and receiving, trading, and leaving the Harbor. The acts consisted of: Boston Port Act, Quartering Act, Quebec Act, etc. -
First Continental Congress
1774 - The FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS was a group of 56 delegates from 12 colonies met in Philadelphia. The only thing that united the delegates was their hatred for tyranny. They all joined in to write a message to the King. The message urged the King to consider their complaints. -
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Revolutionary War
1775 - 1783 The REVOLUTIONARY WAR was the colonists revolting against the British. The colonists were greatly out-numbered by the British and LOYALISTS. But against all odds, the colonists and French pulled out the win against the English. -
Second Continental Congress
1775 - The SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS was where the Declaration of Independence was written. As that was happening, the country was busy founding the CONTINENTAL ARMY. After that was finished, the government appointed GEORGE WASHINGTON commander - in - chief of the army. -
Declaration of Independence
1776 - The DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE is the founding document of American history. THOMAS JEFFERSON pretty much wrote the Declaration. JOHN LOCKE practically outlined the Declaration for Jefferson. THOMAS PAINE inspired the patriots to revolt from KING GEORGE III. COMMON SENSE was a pamphlet written to persuade the people why they should revolt from the King. The OLIVE BRANCH PETITION was the last attempt by Congress to avoid the Revolutionary War with Great Britain. -
Articles of Confederation
1777 - The ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION was a document written after the revolutionary war to try to unite the 13 states. The articles also limited the power to the new government and outlined the rules for everyone to follow. -
Treaty of Paris
1784 - The TREATY OF PARIS was a formal peace treaty between America and Great Britian that ended the revolutionary war. The treaty consisted of ten articles: The first, stating that America is free from Britian. The second, the boundaries are founded, etc. -
Shay's Rebellion
1786 - The reason that SHAY'S REBELLION happened was, the local sheriffs took many farms from farmers who couldn't pay their debts were put some of the farmers in prison. Daniel Shays led this rebellion against the government of Boston. He was a leader in the Continental Army. -
Constitutional Convention
1787 - The whole point of the CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION was to "form a more perfect union." The ELECTORAL COLLEGE was the place where all the voting took place. The GREAT COMPROMISE was when the government decided that states should have equal representation in the House. The THREE-FIFTHS COMPROMISE was where the government decided that every slave would be counted as three-fifths of a person. -
Northwest Ordinance
1787 - The NORTHWEST ORDINANCE was one of the greatest achievements of The Congress of Confederation. It showed the world that the land north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi would be settled by the new Americans. -
Constitution
1787 - The CONSTITUTION begins with the PREAMBLE. The PREAMBLE states that to form a more perfect union, we must: establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility,etc. JAMES MADISON was named the father of the constitution because he took notes on almost everything that was said.The ANTI-FEDERALISTS opposed the constitution. The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles written by JAMES MADISON and ALEXANDER HAMILTON -
Bill of Rights
1789 - The BILL OF RIGHTS is the first ten amendments of the Constitution. It states all the rights that we Americans have. The MAGNA CARTA was written by some barons to protect their rights and property against a power hungry king. RATIFICATION is the act of formally approving something.
