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Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was an era in Europe when philosophers and kings started coming up with better ideas to make Europe a better and smarter place. It paved way for astronomy, Physics, , politics, economies, and medicines. Some think that Issac newtons book of Mathematics paved way for the Enlightenment to start.Click Here -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a secret organization that was created in the Thirteen American Colonies to advance the rights of the European colonists and to fight taxes given by the British government. It played a big role in most colonies in battling the Stamp Act in 1765. -
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Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act of 1765 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that imposed a direct tax on the colonies of British America. It required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre happen when British soldiers open fire on American colonists. The only reason why this happen was to try to make liberal and moderate people become radicals. At the end, Five colonists were killed and it only happen because the radicals turn something small to something huge. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea party occurred when the British started putting taxes on tea. Americans had enough of the taxes and decided to overthrow the tea in protest. Overall, over 46 tons of tea and roughly around 1 million dollars in was lost. -
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
The Intolerable Acts happen right after the Boston Tea Party. The act was placed so it could punish the Massachusetts colonists and others those who participated in the Boston Tea Party. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. This battle is very important because it kick started the American Revolutionary war.Click Here -
Olive Branch Petition sent to England
The Olive Branch Petition was a final attempt by the colonists to avoid war with Britain during the American Revolution. But it didn't matter because the king refused to read it because he considered Congress to be illegal and declared the colonists guilty. click here -
Declaration of independence
The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in the history of the United States. It was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule. -
Battle of Yorktown
The last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War. The Continental Army, was led by General George Washington.They won the war against the British Army, led by General Lord Charles Cornwallis. -
3/5 compromise
Southern states demanded that slaves count as 3/5 of a person to be counted in their populations, so they would have more representatives in the House of Representatives. This allowed southern slave states to block anti-slavery legislation proposed by northern states. -
Great compromise
Also known as the Connecticut compromise, it was an agreement made between large and small states which partly defined the representation each state would have under the United States Constitution, as well as in legislature -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies. In the terms of the treaty, France gave up all its territories in mainland North America, effectively ending any foreign military threat to the British colonies there. -
Bill of rights
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual for example, freedom of speech, press, and religion.
