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The first colony to be established by the English -
King Charles I granted the Massachusetts Bay Company a charter to trade in and colonize -
A war between the English and the French allied with the Indians over a dispute about land claims in North America. AKA "The Seven Year War" -
The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies -
The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards. -
A confrontation in Boston in which nine British soldiers shot several of a crowd of three or four hundred who were harassing them verbally and throwing various projectiles -
The Boston Tea Party was an American protest carried out by the Sons of Liberty against the British. The American colonists believed Britain was unfairly taxing them to pay for expenses incurred during the French and Indian War. -
The battles of Lexington and Concord sparked the American Revolutionary War and led to the creation of the United States. -
The document signed stating America's independence from Britain and deeming it its own country. This marked the end of the war -
After the Articles of Confederation caused controversy, delegates gathered and agreed on a new set of rules entirely. After much debate, 39 of the 55 signed off on it.