American revolution

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    tax requiring stamps on all legal papers, newspapers, and playing cards
  • French Indian war

    French Indian war

    was the North American theater of the global Seven Years' War, in which Great Britain defeated France and its Indigenous allies for control of the continent. Fought over territorial disputes in the Ohio River Valley, the British victory secured Canada and land east of the Mississippi, drastically increasing British debt and leading to policies that triggered the American Revolution.
  • Mercantilism

    Mercantilism

    economic policy England followed when it came to the 13 colonies. England saw the colonies as a market for English goods wanted to get money
  • Salutary neglect

    Salutary neglect

    approach by Great Britain; British policy of loosely enforcing laws and regulations in the American colonies, allowing them to govern themselves.
  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts imposed duties on imported glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea in the American colonies
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    Amid tense relations between the civilians and the soldiers, a mob formed around a British sentry and verbally abused him.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    where American colonists, disguised as Native Americans, dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to oppose the Tea
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act

    They aimed to reduce military costs after the French and Indian War and assert authority.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    tax measure enacted by Parliament dumping tea into Boston harbor.
  • Battle of Lexington & Concord

    Battle of Lexington & Concord

    General Thomas Gage sent approximately 700 British soldiers out to Concord to seize and destroy military stores and equipment known to be stockpiled in the town
  • Olive Branch Petition

    Olive Branch Petition

    It affirmed colonial loyalty to King George III, begged for the repeal of Coercive Acts, and asked for a peaceful resolution
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    during the American Revolution, meeting in Philadelphia to manage the war effort, authorize
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    the de facto governing body of the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution, meeting in Philadelphia
  • Annapolis Convention

    Annapolis Convention

    constructing uniform parameters to regulate trade between states during a time of political turbulence and economic strain.
  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention

    decided that the best solution to the young country's problems was to set aside the Articles of Confederation and write a new constitution.
  • Daniel Shays’ Rebellion

    Daniel Shays’ Rebellion

    Shays' Rebellion was brought about by a monetary debt crisis at the end of the American Revolutionary War.
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation

    served as the first U.S. constitution, establishing a weak central government and a "league of friendship" among the 13 sovereign states to manage the Revolutionary War.