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End of French and Indian war
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Writ of Assitance
To increase revenue, new taxes were placed on colonists who were living in massachusetts. which caused them to resort to smuggling -
The sugar act
Parliament passed the sugar act.Greenville hoped colonists would pay, which allowed smuggling goods. -
The stamp act
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The Townshend Acts
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Trouble in massachusets
Britain found the colonists rebelling against authorities(British). Colonists thought britishvwas passing laws to colonists rights. -
Boston Massacre
fighting happened between colonists and red costs. Colonists threw sticks and stones and ice balls at redcoats. crispus atticus was the first killed colonist -
Spreading the News
Colonists used propaganda to influence opinions. Colonists ended boycotts except for tea. -
Boston Tea Party
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Colonies Militias
Salem, Massachusetts purchases. Militias were pretectingvthere colonies all the time. Soldiers practiced using muskets and cannons. -
the intolerable acts
Parliament set up coercive acts. The Boston harbor was closed until the colonists payed for the ruined tea. -
The battles of Concord and Lexington
As redcoats approached Lexington the 're were minute men waiting. Led by captain John Parker and they were outnumbered. One shot was fired which caused men to shoot back and forth and kill one another. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Volunteers were joining colonial militias. This was once known as the Battle of Breeders hill because there were posts set up on both bunker hill and breeders hill -
Proclamation of king George III
Colonists had to choose to either joint rebels or stay loyal to the crown. Some chose to join rebels. Some chose to stay with the crown. -
Battles of Trent and New Jersey
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Jefferson Writes the DOI
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776. It included 4 key parts. -
American and British Battle of Saratoga
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Howe captures Philadelphia
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State Constitutions
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Articles of Confederation
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Congress prohibits enslaved people imported to the US
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Winter at Valley Forge
The Continental Army arrived at Valley Forge and had to stay in freezing temperatures. Many died from sickness and the cold. Disease outbreaks spread fast there. -
Manumission
Manumission is the act of an owner freeing his or her slaves -
John Paul Jones & Serapis
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Spain Declares war on Great Britain
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British forces capture Charles Town
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British surrender at Yorktown
America declared its independence in 1776, but it took another five years to win freedom from the British. That day came on October 19, 1781, when the British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his troops in Yorktown, Virginia. -
Plans for first Fed. Tax
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Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War. The treaty set the boundaries between the British Empire in North America and the United States of America, on lines "exceedingly generous" to the latter. Details included fishing rights and restoration of property and prisoners of war. -
Spain closed lower Mississippi River to American Western Settlers
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The Ordinance of 1785
The Ordinance of 1785 was adopted by the United States Congress of the Confederation on May 20, 1785. It set up a standardized system whereby settlers could purchase title to farmland in the undeveloped west. -
The North West Ordinance
The North West Ordinance chartered a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Western Massachusetts in opposition to a debt crisis among the citizenry and the state government's increased efforts to collect taxes both on individuals and their trades; the fight took place mostly in and around Springfield during 1786 and 1787 -
Convention
The definition of Convention is "a way in which something is usually done, especially within a particular area or activity." -
Singing of the Constitution
The Constitution of the United States of America is signed by 38 of 41 delegates present at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Supporters of the document waged a hard-won battle to win ratification by the necessary nine out of 13 U.S. states -
Delaware first state to approve Constitution
The first state to ratify was Delaware, on December 7, 1787, by a unanimous vote, 30 - 0. The featured document is an endorsed ratification of the federal Constitution by the Delaware convention -
New Hampshire ratifies Constitution
Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New Hampshire, June 21, 1788. New Hampshire was the ninth state to do so, and with its ratification, the Constitution was officially in effect -
Land Act of 1800
People bought 160 acres of land for $2.
