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Navigation Acts
Products such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton could now only be shipped to English colonies. -
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Enlightenment
This was a time when European politics, philosophy, science and communications were reoriented. -
Ben Frankin
He was a huge scientific and literary icon in the Americas. He was extremely hard working and one of the most well-known Americans. -
Thomas Paine/Common Sense
Thomas Paine was an American political activist, philosopher, theorist, and revolutionary. Common Sense was a pamphlet he wrote advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies -
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Thomas Jefferson
He was an American Founding Father who was one of the main authors of the Declaration of Independence. This clearly advocated freedom. -
Proclamation of 1763
This was issued by King George III. This was a big turning point because it forbade settlement beyond the Appalachian mountains. -
Sons of Liberty
This organization was formed to protect the freedom and rights of American citizens. -
Stamp Act Congress
Colonists were not happy with this new tax. They yelled out, "No taxation without representation!" This was a meeting held in New York City to discuss protests against British taxation. -
Boston Massacre
This incident occurred on King Street. British Army soldiers shot into an unarmed crowd on civilians and killed 5 of them. Citizens were outraged and scared. -
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch was a symbol of peace or victory in history. King George III refused this petition at first. -
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Federalism
This was a system of government that believed in freedom for the people of America. -
Declaration of Independence
The authors were Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, John Adams, and Robert R. Livingston. -
French Alliance
Benjamin Franklin signed a document recognizing France as an independent nation along with the U.S. -
Articles of Confederation
This was the first constitution of the United States. It was ratified by all 13 states. -
Treaty of Paris of 1783
Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Henry Laurens, and John Adams represented the United States when this treaty was signed at the Hotel d'York in Paris. This established peace between Great Britain and France, Spain, and the Netherlands. -
The Great Compromise/Connecticut Compromise
This was an agreement that large and small states reached that defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the Constitution. -
3/5ths Compromise
Slaves would each count as 3/5ths of a vote. -
Virginia Plan vs. New Jersey Plan
The U.S. House of Representatives decided that voting would apportioned by population, as desired by the Virginia Plan, and the Senate granted equal votes per state, as desired by the New Jersey Plan. -
Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist
Federalists supported a strong central government, and anti-federalists were opposed to it. -
Bill of Rights
This set of rights placed guidelines on all of the freedoms American citizens had.