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Law of nature was a philosophy made by John Locke's.
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In Framingham, Massachusetts, Crispus Attucks was born to slavery.
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Merchants, from Britain, challenged the legality of writs of assistance.
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Pontanic's uprising eventually led to the signing the Proclamation of 1763
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Parlament passed the the Quartering Act which was soldiers being fed and cared for by the colonies.
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The Stamp Act was passed by Parlament that taxed the colonist directly.
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The Stamp Act in New York recieved delegates sent delegates by nine colonies.
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The Stamp Act was cancelled because of the number of colonist in English merchants against it.
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Parlament didn't want trouble like with the Stamp Act but neede the money to be able to support the British soldiers and their needs. Also the Quartering Act was being ignored in about all colonies.
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Townshend Act stopped New York's assembly, prohibited lawmakers to do work until general Cage's demands to house his troops were met.
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Crispus Attucks escaped slavery and was found in Boston. He gave up his life for freedom and liberty.
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Samuel Adams wanted to communicate with the leaders of towns in Massachusetts so he organized a Committee of Correspondence.
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The Tea Act let the British East India Company have full control over tea trading in America.
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George Hewes and others damaged 342 crates with tea.
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King George Ⅲ punished the people of Massachussetts he passed four harsh laws, the Intolerable Acts.
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Connecticut and Rhode Island made slavery trade very restricted.
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Delegates gathered in Philadelphia. They were from the Committees of Correspondence.
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A militia was being organized by the colonist to fight. They were called the Minutemen
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Samuel Adams had made a network of spies that usually included barmaids and servants that were close to the Britsish.
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The Green Mountain Boys attacked the fort of Britain which was on Lake Champlain, Ticonderoga.
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There were 100 white settlers in Kentucky and later became 20,000 in 1780.
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Pinoneers had settled in Kentucky but not many settled north of the river.
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Patrick Henry gave a very well known speech.
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The Revolutionary War started and people had to decide sides.
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Second Continental Congress was in Philadephia.
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George Washington left riding horse to Massachusetts.
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The Olive Branch Petition was sent by Gongress to London.
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"Common Sense" was a 46 page pamphelet that talked about getting Independence from Britain and started to get people to want independence. It became very popular.
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Mercy Otis Warren wrote a play called "The Blockheads."
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Continental Congress had worked on a national government that would be a republic.
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Abigail Adams has seen ships carrying thousands of soldiers and a thousand American loyalist.
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The people from Britain leaved at around this time from Boston.
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Richard Henry Lee had many proposals to be voted on for the Continental Congress.
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The Congress started discussing of what Richard Henry Lee had proposed.
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British General William Howe made a move to get the land back.
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The Declaration of Independence was adopted.
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The Patriots killed nearly a thousand Hessians while they were celebrating.
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George Washington's army had to spend the winter in Valley of Forge.
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Marquis Lafayette joined Geroge Washoington's men and eventually a great leader.
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Off the coast of America were more than 100 British warships.
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Vermont had made slavery illegal.
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General William Howe wanted Philadelphia and set out to get it.
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A message was sent to Burgoyne that was from William Howe.
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In the Spring, Von Steuben, a general joined the Patriots because he was impressed of the battle strategy of George Washington.
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Walking into the office of Patrick Henry who was the governor of Virginia, George Rogers Clark an explorer, to take defense of the western part of America.
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France wanted an alliance with America because they had finally acknowledged the independence of the country.
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175 people from Virginia and led by George Rogers Clark headed down the Ohi River.
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Savannah, Georgia port was captured by British soldiers.
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The Articles of Confederation were approved by 12 states.
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Spain provided military help for America. Through 1779 and 1780 Britain's strongholds in southern Mississippi Valley, Baton Rouge, and Natchez were captured by Governor of Louisiana, General Bernardo de Gálvez, a Spaniard.
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George Rogers Clark's men set out from Kaskaskia.
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Benedict Arnold became a traitor and went to the British side. One of his reasons why is that the credit was given mostly to General Horatio Gates.
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Charleston, North Carolina was one of the major ports and was now under the hands of the British.
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The Southern army had been given a new general by Washington, Nathanael Greene.
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Baron de Kalb's force of Americans fled when they faced veteran British toops in Camden.
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In the bprder of North Carilina and South Carolina was where the Battle of Kings Mountain was taken placce.
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Lawmakers banned the use of paper money. Debts were to be paid using gold and silver.
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General Bernardo de Gálvez's forces went to take Mobile and Pensacola (Western Florida).
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Maryland ratified the Articles of Confederation and the new government was established.
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British General Cornwallis surrendered 8,000 from his army.
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The American Negotiators met with British officials to agree on a treaty. Which later on 1783 became the Treaty of Paris.
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Congress was having a meeting in a state house in Philadelphia. Hundreds of angry soldiers waiting outside.
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The last of British troops sailed home away from America.
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The members of Congress had passed an ordinance calling for to measure the land to determine the boundaries of an area.
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A great number of angry farmers in Massachusetts sorrounded a court. There were threats shouted at the building, this was called "Shay's Rebellion."
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Annapolis, Maryland was going to have a convention. Only five delagates showed up.
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The Northwest Ordinance was passed.
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Another convention would be held, but this time in Philadelphia to discuss the Articles of Confederation
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Seven state's delegates (29) had gone to a meeting in Pennsylvania state house. Other delegates joined over weeks.
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New Hampshire was the 9th state to accept the Constitution.
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1791, Congress added to the Constitution for the first time. The 10 new extensions were called the Bill of Rights.
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Richard Allen was Methodist who created the first Methodist church for African Americans.
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Congress believed that seperating whites and blacks and treating them different was constitutional.
