End of Seven Years War along with the French and Indian War
Proclamation of 1763
1763
Mutiny Act
1765
Forced the people in the colonies to let British soldiers stay in their homes
Stamp Act
1765
Forced colonies to print on "stamped" paper made in London
Townshend Acts
1767
Got rid of the New York assembly and added new taxes on goods that were brought in from Britain
Boston Massacre
1770
Boston Tea Party
1773
Coercive Acts
1774
The response of the British government for the acts of the Massachusetts colony with the Boston tea party
First Continental Congress Meeting
1774
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
1776
Declaration of Independence
1776
Revolution
1776 - 1781
Articles of the Confederation
1777
Articles of the Confederation
1781 - 1789
Shays' Rebellion
1786
Rebellion in protest of the weakness/ineffectiveness of the Articles of the Confederation
The Great Compromise
1787
This is what decided how our bicameral legislature would be set up. A couple of things included in the compromise included the 3/5s things with slaves in the south. Another included the senate being two from each state, and the house being based off of population.
Federalist Papers
1788
Constitution Ratification
1789
George Washington
1789 - 1797
Judiciary Act
1789
This established the supreme court made up of six judges, one chief justice and five associate judges.