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First Continental Congress
Delegates from every colony, excluding Georgia, went to Philadelphia to send George III the Declaration of Resolves, insisting on a repeal of Intolerable acts, an end to British military occupation, and the power to create their own tax laws, A boycott for British goods was also brought up. -
Second Continental Congress
The same twelve delegates met in Philadelphia to discuss stronger measures. One idea was to organize a militia into the first Continental Army. All of the delegates voted George Washington in as Commander. -
Publication of Common Sense
Thomas Paine published a pamphlet consisting of his arguments concerning american independence. The Publication of Common Sense was a crucial part of turning the upset in the colonies into the American revolution. -
Signing the Declaration of Independence
After Henry Lee proposed a way to declare independence from Britain, the delegates passed it on July 2nd. Two days later, congress accepted the Declaration of Independence and got rid of the 13 colonies. -
Articles of Confederation
Known was the original United States Constitution. It was developed after six drafts and debating, then later ratified by all of the states. -
Treaty of Paris
A negotiation between the United States and Britain that put an end to the revolutionary war and declared American independence. Talk of the treaty began in April of 1782, the preliminary treaty was signed in November of 1782, and the final was signed on September 3, 1783 -
Shays Rebellion
American farmers organized a series of protests against tax collection and debt judgement. There were protests in states from South Carolina to New Hampshire, however, Massachusetts was the worst due to its bad economy, high taxes and bad harvests. The event was named after Daniel Shay, former continental army captain. -
Constitutional Convention
A meeting held in Philadelphia to address problems within the government, one of which was conducting relationships with governments of other countries. Most of the Foreign communication responsibilities were given to the executive branch. -
Federalist Papers
First published by the New York Press by "Publius", they were considered a crucial part of political thought in America. The papers were intended to influence the campaign for the adoption of the Constitution. -
Ratification of the Constitution
New Hampshire became the last state, out of nine, to ratify the American Constitution, after many states opposed the constitution and it's contents. -
Bill of Rights
A document containing the first ten amendments of the United States. The amendments were not considered important at first, but it was later realized they were needed in order to get the constitution ratified.
