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Proclamation of 1763
Announced by the British Crown at the conclusion of the French and Indian Wars in North America, it was primarily meant to appease the native Americans by regulating the encroachment of the Europeans in their territories. -
The French & Indian War
This war ended with the treaty of pairs. Paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent. -
The Stamp Act
This act stated that official documents had to have this stamp and to get it you had to pay taxes. -
Quartering Act
The colonists were forced to house British troops in the barracks established by the colonists. -
Sons of Liberty
An underground revolutionary organization founded by Samuel Adams in the Thirteen American Colonies to improve the interests of European colonizers and to combat the tax of the British Government. -
Townshend Act
They placed new taxes and took away some freedoms from the colonists. Laws passed by the British government on the American colonies. -
Lexington and Concord
Paul Revere rode from Charlestown to Lexington to warn that the British were marching from Boston to seize the colonial armory at Concord. -
Boston Massacre
A small British army detachment confronted with crowd intimidation opened fire, an incident that quickly became known as the Boston Massacre. The military was found guilty of murder and was granted a court hearing during which a productive argument was carried out by John Adams. -
The Boston Tea Party
A Protest by the sons of liberty. Colonists dumped a chest of tea off of ships because they were angry at the Britains. -
Intolerable Act
Laws introduced by the British Parliament, The laws are supposed to prosecute the colonizers of Massachusetts for their defiance of resistance in response to reforms in taxes by the British Government. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Promoting independence from Britain to the citizens of the Thirteen Colonies. Lying in straightforward and convincing language, Paine conjured up philosophical and political reasons to inspire average citizens in the Colonies to campaign for an inclusive rule. -
Adoption of the declaration of independence
The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence which formally proclaimed the 13 colonies as an independent. The war, however, continued as Britain was not willing to give up its North American colonies. -
Articles of Confederation
An arrangement between the 13 founding American states of America that acted as the very first constitution. -
Treaty of Paris
With the Treaty of Paris that was concluded, the American Revolution officially ended. Defeat against its former colonies was recognized by the British Empire and the independence of the United States of America was acknowledged. The Paris Treaty also defined the U.S. borders, -
Bill of Rights
Includes the first ten amendments to the American constitution
