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The French and Indian war
The French and Indian war was started because they didn't know if the Ohio river valley was British land or not. -
The stamp act of
The stamp act taxed all papers and official documents in the American colonies but not in England. -
sons of liberty
The sons of liberty were formed during the summer of August 1765. The reason they were formed was because of the stamp act of 1765 as a way to protest The stamp act of 1765. Their motto was, “No taxation without representation.” -
Townshend Act of 1767
Close on the heels of the Declaratory Act of 1766, which stated that British Parliament had the same authority to tax the American colonies as they did in Great Britain. -
The Boston massacre
The Boston massacre was a protest to the occupation of their city by British troops who were sent in 1768 to enforce unpopular taxation measures. The people who fought against the British called themselves patriots. The patriots threw rocks at the redcoats to send a message in which the redcoats shot them. The last two British troops were found guilty of man slaughter and were branded with an m on their thumb. -
The Boston tea party
The Boston tea part was a protest against the British taxing tea. In Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts they snuck out and dumped 342 chests of tea into the ocean. -
First Continental Congress meets
the first Continental Congress in the United States met in Philadelphia to consider its reaction to the British government's restraints on trade and representative government after the Boston Tea Party. -
Second Continental Congress meets
It was just a month after shots had been fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts, and the Congress was preparing for war. -
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense published
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was a book arguing in favor of American independence. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, later to become known as Independence Hall they signed this declaring America's independence from the British colonies. -
The battle of Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown is considered the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War. Cornwallis was forced to surrender after being surrounded by Washington's army. -
Treaty of Paris signed
The signing of the Treaty of Paris ended the American revolution. -
Great Compromise
The great compromise was about states with larger populations wanted congressional representation based on population, while smaller states demanded equal representation. -
Bill of Rights adopted
This bill of rights was signed so people wouldn't be fearful of a national government.
