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Challenge
A group of Boston merchants went to court, to challenge the legality of writs of assistance. -
Uprising
Pontiac's Rebellion began when a group of Native American warriors, working for chief Pontiac, attacks the British force at Detroit. -
Passed II
Parliament passed the Stamp Act. -
Delegates
In October 1765, nine colonies sent delegates to the Stamp Act Congress in New York City. -
Passed I
The Quartering Act was passed by paliament. -
Cancel
Parliament canceled the Stamp Act. -
Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams organized a committee of correspondence. -
Passed III
The Tea Act was passed. -
Boston Tea Party
In December of the year 1773, George Hewes and many others destroyed 342 chests of tea. -
Congress
In September and October of 1774, delegates from the committes of correspondence gathered in Pensylvania for the first continental congress. -
Preperations
Near the end of 1774, some colonists began prepring to fight. -
Intolerable Acts
To punish Massachusetts, the United Kingdom made four new 'Intolerable Acts':
1) The port of Boston was closed to all ships until colonists paid for all th destroyed tea.
2) The government was restricted in Massachusetts, so town meetings couln't be held witout the governor, and no committees could be appointed.
3) British commanders were allowed to house troops wherever and whenever needed.
4) British officials that were accused of crimes, stood trial in Britain rather than the colonies. -
Slave Trade I
Rhode Island and Connecticut restricted slave trade. -
Spies
Spies were busy in the spring of 1775, for Samuel Adams had organized a spy network. -
Revolutionary War
On April 19, 1775, the Revolutionary War began. -
Gathering
In April, after the battles of Lexington and Concord, thousands of militiamen began gathering at Patriot headquarters near Boston. -
Fort Ticonderoga
In the spring, backwoodsmen attacked Britain's Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Camplain. -
Second
In May of 1775, the second continental congress met in Pennsylvania. -
George Washington
In June, 1775, George Wahington left for Massachusetts on horseback. -
Olive Branch Petition
In July, congress sent off to London the Olive Branch Petition. -
Patrick Henry
In March of 1775, Patrick herny delivered his most famous speech: "Gentlemen may cry, peace, peace but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle?...I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" -
Road Building
In the spring of 1775, Daniel Boone and thirty others were hired by Virginia to build a road to Kentucky. -
South Not North
After 1775, thousands of pioneers settled south of the Ohio River, in Kentucky. But few settled north of the river. -
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Popultion
Kentucky's population went from 100 to 20,000 in five years. -
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Population
Between 1775 and 1780, Kentucky's population went from 100 to 20,000. -
Leaving
In March, 170 British ships, 9,000 soldiers, and 1,000 American loyalists left. -
Pamphlet of Common Sense
In January, the Pamphlet of Common Sense jolted America out of uncertainty. It was 46 pages long. -
Richard Henry Lee
Richard Henry Lee of Virginia presented the continental congress with several solutions to be voted on:
1) The colonies should become seperate states.
2) The colonies should take steps to form their own alliences.
3) The colonies should prepare a plan for joining in a confederation. -
Debating
On July 1st, 1776, congress began debating Lee's resolutions. -
Declaration of Independence
On July 4th, 1776, congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. -
Blockheads
Mercy Otis Warren published the play, 'The Blockheads'. -
Leaving Boston
In March, 1776, the British left Boston. George Washington guessed they would reappear in New York City. -
Howe
Britain's general, William Howe, made his move in July, 1776. He and his troops came from Nova Scotia with the largest seaborn army ever launched. There were over 8,000 Hessian mercenaries. -
Christmas Eve
On December 25, 1776, George Washington and his patriot troops, rowed across the icy Delaware River to the New Jersey shore. -
Republic
The Continental Congress had begun work on a plan for national government that would be a republic. -
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State Governments
During these four years, all 13 colonies formed their own state governments. -
Declaration of Independance
The Declaration of Independance was signed. -
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Goodness of the People
In 1776, many delegates thought that government had to rely on the goodness of the people, but by 1787, the events changed their minds. -
Slave Trade II
Vermont banned the slave trade in it's Constitution. -
Pennsylvania
General WIlliam Howe set off to capture Pennsylvania in the summer of 1777. It was easily obtained in September. -
Lafayette
In the summer of 1777, Lafayette volunteered with George Washington. He later became one of the army's most popular leaders. -
Deaths
In the winter of 1777 and 1778, George Washington and his army were in Valley Forge. In this time, one fourth of the amry died from the cold, smallpox, typhoid fever, and starvation. -
Warships
By 1777, Britain had more than 100 warships off the coast of America. -
Alliance
France recognised America's independece and forged an alliance with them. Then France persuaded Spain to join their alliance. -
Training
Von Steuben arrived at Valley Forge in the spring of 1778. He began training 100 soldiers at a time, teaching them the European formations. -
George Rogers Clark II
Clark traveled down the Ohio RIver with 175 Virginians. -
George Rogers Clark
George Rogers Clark, a 26 year old, wanted to defend America's western frontier. "If a country is not worth protecting, it is not worth claiming." -
Fail to Recapture
The British forces went from New York to the port of Savanna, Georgia. France and America failed to retake it. -
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Military Help
Spain provided America with military help, and many victories were won. -
Reclaimation
George Rogers Clark and his men set out to reclaim Vincennes, which is now Indiana. -
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones left the French port with his ship, the Bonhomme Richard. -
Sea Fight
Patrolling the east coast of England were three large warship, the largest of which was called the Serapis. There were two on the other side, causing the greatest sea fight of the Revolutionary War. -
All But One
By 1779, all of the states had ratified the articles. The only one to refuse, was Maryland. -
Another Capture
The British captured another important port - Charleston, South Carolina, causing one of the worst war disasters. -
Baron de Kalb
Johann von Robais Baron de Kalb's forces (American) panicked and ran, causing a new low in spirits for the colonists. -
Battle of King's Mt.
The battle of King's Mt. was fought between North Carolina and South Carolina. The patriot force of frontier guerillas slaughtered most of the British forces - over 1000 men! This became one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolutionary War. -
Nathaniel Greene
George Washington put a new general - Nathaniel Greene - in charge of the southern army. He persuaded the Cherokee Indians to join the American side. -
Articles of Confederation
In March 1781, Maryland ratifiedd the Articles of Confederation. -
Surrender
On October 119, 1781, the French cut off the British. The Americans and French then attacked General Cornwallis at Yorktown, forcing him to surrender his army of 8000. -
Silver and Gold
Lawmakers outlawed paper money, forcing people to pay debts and taxes in gold or silver money. -
Peace Treaty
The Americans met with the British to work out a peace agreement. -
Last Leave
In November of 1783, the last British troops sailed from New York City. -
Lack of Power
In June, 1783, hundreds of soldiers surrounded the state house of Philidelphia, where Congress members were meeting. The soldiers threw their bayonets through the windows, forcing the meeting to ennd, and the legislators to leave. This was ment to symbolize Congress' lack of power. -
Surveyed
Members of Congress called the land to be surveyed in the Northwest Territory. -
Selling
Once surveyed, the Ordinance called for the sections to be sold to the highest bidder. -
Mobs
Mobs of Massachusetts farmers protested loudly outside the courts, using threats and violence to stop the sale of farms for nonpayment of debts. -
Springfield
Shays and hundreds of his followers marched to Springfield in the western part of the state. -
Annapolis Convention
In September of 1786, a meeting of delegates, called a convention, was held in Annapolis, Maryland. -
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance for the Northwest Territory stated that Congress would choose a governor aand three judges to rule the territory. -
Philidelphia Convention
In May 1787, delegates met for the "sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation". The convention was held in Philadelphia. -
Endangered Nation
Edmund Randolf and the other convention members agreed that the nation was in danger. -
39 of 42
On September 17, 1787, 39 out of the 42 men signed the Constitution. -
Media
In the Autumn of 1787, the Constitution appeared in newspapers and leaflets. -
Important Ninth
In June of 1788, New Hampshire was the ninth state to sign the constitution. Nine were needed to make it the law of the land. -
Bill of Rights
Congress made the first ten additions to the Constitution - the Bill of Rights. The additions are Amendments. -
African American Methodists
Richard Allen started a methodist church for African Americans. It was the first one ever. -
Black and White
In 1796, the court decided that seperate treatment of black and white citizens was constitutional, but by 1954, that treatment was declared wrong and unconstitutional.
