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A global conflict between great Britain and France. The war concluded with a British victory, resulting in France ceding much of its North American territory to Britain.
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This was a British law that imposed a direct tax on the American colonies by requiring them to pay a tax on all paper documents. The act was passed to help Britain recoup expenses from the French and Indian War. -
The Townshend Acts of 1767 were many of British laws that placed taxes on goods brought into the American colonies, including glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. These acts were aimed to raise revenue to pay for British troops and colonial administration.
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This was a deadly clash between British soldiers and American colonists in Boston. It first escalated when British soldiers fired into the crowd, killing 5 colonists. -
The Boston Tea party was an American political protest that happened during the American Revolution and this started an act of defiance by American colonists against British rule, a critical moment in the lead-up to the American Revolutionary War. -
Battles of Lexington Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The American militia forced the British to retreat during the march back to Boston, which means, the American took the victory. -
The battle of Bunker Hill was a significant early battle of the American Revolutionary war. The British sustained twice as many casualties as the Americans and lost many officers but still took the Victory. -
This petition was a document sent by the Second Continental Congress to King George III. This was their final attempt to avoid war with Great Britain. King George refused to even receive the petition from the colonists and declared them to be in a state of rebellion.
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The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. This declaration, written by Thomas Jefferson, explained the reasons for the American colonies' decision to separate from Great Britain. The document was then signed by delegates on August 2, 1776.
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The battle of Trenton began in New Jersey. General George Washington's Continental Army launched a surprise attack on Hessian (German mercenary) forces in the city. George Washington secured the Americans a victory after a string of defeats. -
The battle of Yorktown was the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War. The British forces were surrounded by the combined American and French armies. The Continental Army, and their French allies, won the Battle of Yorktown.
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The treaty of Paris officially ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the newly formed United States. The United States was officially a free, powerful, and independent country. -
The Great Compromise was a agreement during the 1787 Constitutional Convention. This resolved the dispute between large and smaller states regarding representation in the new Congress. This compromise ensured both the interests of larger, more popular states and the smaller states were represented. -
The Ratification of the U.S. Constitution was a process that required the13 states to approve of a document that later became the law of the land.
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The Bill of Rights, consisted of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. This was adopted to guarantee fundamental rights and liberties to individuals, safeguarding them from potential government overreach.