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The enlightenment
The enlightenment was an intellectual movement that dominated Europe in 17th and 18th centuries that finally ended in 1815 -
French and Indian war
The French and Indian war was a 7 year long war that pitted in the north American colonies of the British empire and the French both supported by the north Americans -
stamp act of 1765
Imposed a tax on all paper and official documents in the American colonies through England. -
Townshend act of 1767
Charles Townshend, chancellor of the exchequer, who is -as chief treasure of the British empire-in charge of economic and financial matters. -
Boston massacre
a group of nine British soldiers shot at a large group of civilians who was verbally harassing the soldiers -
sons of liberty
The political protest by the sons of liberty known as the Boston tea party. -
Boston tea party
was an American political and mercantile protest by the sons of liberty -
First Continental Congress meets
the continental congress in united states in met Philadelphia to consider its reactions to the British governments restraints on trade representatives government after the Boston tea party. -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
was the first engagement of the American revolutionary war. -
the battle on bunker hill
a bloody battle took place in Boston between new England and British that was situated across the Charles river. -
The great compromise
The convention adopted the great compromise by one vote margin -
bills of rights
3/4ths of the existing state legislatures raftered the first 10 amendments of the bill of rights.