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French and Indian war
The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution. -
Intolerable Acts
The colonists dubbed them the "Intolerable Acts." They were an important factor contributing to the American Revolution. Colonists felt that this legislation violated their rights as Englishmen and their Natural Rights as human beings. -
The American Revolution
The ‘Second Continental Congress’ selected George Washington as the Commander in Chief of the new Continental Army.There were many battles fought and the colonies gained their freedom and became the independent country of the United States. -
Lexington & Concord
The significance of these battles is that they were the first battles of the Revolutionary War. These battles happened in April of 1775. They happened because the British commander in Boston had heard of supplies of powder and weapons being kept by Patriots in the towns of Lexington and Concord. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence stated the goals of the Americans. It is an important part of American democracy because first it contains the ideals or goals of our nation. Second it contains the complaints of the colonists against the British king. -
Signers of the Declaration
56 men met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to sign the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. -
Influences on the Declaration
Thomas Jefferson used the thoughts first penned by John Locke while writing the Declaration of Independence. The phrase "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness," was an idea first considered by Locke in his Two Treatises on Government. -
Saratoga Battle
His surrender to American forces at the Battle of Saratoga marked a turning point in the Revolutionary War. The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. -
Articles of Confederation ratified
The Articles of Confederation came into force on March 1, 1781, after being ratified by all 13 states. A guiding principle of the Articles was to preserve the independence and sovereignty of the states. -
Yorktown Battle
The significance of the conflict was that Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington as French and American forces trapped the British at Yorktown. The British surrender at the Battle of Yorktown ended the American Revolutionary War. -
U.S. Constitution
The Constitution is important because it protects individual freedom, and its fundamental principles govern the United States. The Constitution places the government's power in the hands of the citizens. It limits the power of the government and establishes a system of checks and balances. -
The bill of right
To make sure of everyone’s support, when the Continental Congress met again in 1789 they added ten amendments to aid in protecting our individual liberties and freedoms.It protects five of the most basic liberties. They are freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom to petition the government to right wrongs. -
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution, now also known as the First Industrial RevolutioNew machines, new power sources, and new ways of organizing work made existing industries more productive and efficient.n, was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the United States, in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny held that the United States was destined—by God, its advocates believed—to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent.the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable. -
The Civil War
The Civil War, also known as “The War Between the States,” was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America, a collection of eleven southern states that left the Union in 1860 and 1861 and formed their own country in order to protect the institution of slavery.
