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The French and Indian War,1754 to 1763, was a conflict in North America between Great Britain and France with Native American allies. Historians generally consider it part of the global conflict 1756 to 1763 Seven Years' War, although in the United States it is often viewed as a singular conflict unassociated with any larger European war. In 1755, Edward Braddock, the new Commander-in-Chief, North America, planned a four-way attack on the French.
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The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, in Boston, Massachusetts, where British soldiers fired into a crowd of civilians, killing five and wounding six. The event and fuled the tensions between british troops and colonist. It also became the key event that lead up to the american revaluiton. -
The Boston Tea Party took place on the evening of December 16, 1773, and lasted for approximately three hours. Disguised as Native Americans the night of December 16, 1773, Sons of Liberty activists boarded the Dartmouth, a British ship that had docked in Boston carrying a major shipment of East India Company tea, and set about throwing 342 chests of the tea into Boston Harbor. While the Philadelphia patriot activist did not destroy the tea they sent it back to England without unloading it. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord occurred primarily on a single day, April 19, 1775, starting at sunrise with the confrontation at Lexington and concluding with the British retreat to Boston later that day. While the initial British march began on the night of April 18, 1775, the actual fighting took place on the 19th and involved the initial skirmish at Lexington and the subsequent engagement at Concord's North Bridge. -
The Battle of Yorktown, also known as the Siege of Yorktown, took place from September 28 to October 19, 1781. The fighting lasted for 22 days and was the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War.
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There have been many Treaties of Paris throughout history, but the most notable include the 1783 treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War, recognizing the United States as an independent nation. -
The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, was a pivotal agreement during the 1787 Constitutional Convention that resolved the issue of representation in the US Congress. -
The United States Constitution was ratified, officially establishing it as the framework for the U.S. government, after the ninth state, New Hampshire, approved it on June 21, 1788, a key moment in its adoption and the transition from the Articles of Confederation. -
he following text is a transcription of the first ten amendments to the Constitution in their original form. These amendments were ratified December 15, 1791, and form what is known as the "Bill of Rights." -
The Townshend Acts of 1767 were a series of British parliamentary acts imposing taxes on goods like glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea imported by the American colonies, along with establishing measures to enforce these duties.