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French and Indian War
The French and Indian war began in 1754 and ended in 1763 the reason of this war was the colonies of British America against those of New France. -
The Stamp Act
Instead of levying a duty on trade goods, the Stamp Act was created for direct tax on the colonists. this resulted in rioting which was feathering and tar. the colonists were taxed on just about everything for the cost of the british empire. -
Townshend Act
The acts were a series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies in 1767. this placed new taxes which caused the colonist to lose a lot of freedom. -
The Boston Massacre
The boston massacre confrontation in 1770 when british soldiers shot and killed boston citizens for being harrassed and this was publicized quickly. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a big protest done by the colonist to protest the tax on tea from great britain. -
Patrick Henry "give me liberty or give me death" speech
patrick gave a speech to the virginia military to convince them to fight against the british with the rest of the colonist. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
This war starts the war against britain the night before the british marched all the way to concord and the american spies let the other colonist know they were coming and they fault. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
the battle of bunker hill was fought in charleston massachusetts this is one of the first battles of the war which this one is won by the british. -
Thomas Paine's "common Sense"
thomas wrote this pamphlet to persuade the colonist to fight for a egalitarian government and had nothing to do with britain anymore. -
Declaration of Independence
the declaration was written and sent to Great Britain saying they wanted their independence from the britain empire. -
Burgoyne Surrenders at Saratoga
The surrender was the climax of Saratoga and this gave the Americans a win over the British in the war. -
France and United States alliance
This alliance was a military pact that the france supported the americans in the war by giving them men and lost of supplies for the war and also helping fight in it. -
The Articles of Confederation Ratified
the first constitution of the united states was on November 15, 1777 but it didn't occur and get ratified by all states till march 1 1781. -
The Battle of Yorktown
When the british surrendered to the americans it was more then a win it was the last major battle of the revolutionary war and the start of a new nation which made washington look good. -
Treaty of Paris
This ended the Revolutionary war all the land battles stopped but fighting between britain and american allies on sea continues. -
Shays Rebellion
massachusetts farmers were trying to seize the armory and overthrow the government this was prompted by massive economic problems. -
Philadelphia Constitutional Convention
this convention was set to address the problems of the weak central government of articles of confederation. -
The first Continental Congress
This was the meeting of 12 of the 13 british colonies in response of british parliament enactment. -
The Federalist Papers
the collection of 85 articles and essays that were written to promote ratification of the constitution. -
The Bill of Rights
The first 10 laws or agreements of the constitution of the united states of america which were personal freedoms and government powers.
