1750-1800

HISTORY OF AMERICA

BREANNA MACION, DEYONDRE SEYMOUR, JUAN

OCTOBER 24, 2022
PABLO PIWOWARCZYK, KHADIJAH FORBES
TIMELINE OF US HISTORY

1754 1754 1755 1763

The Albany congress Attack on Fort Duquesne Samuel Johnson's End of the French and
discusses Benjamin propels the start of the Dictionary of the English Indian War
Franklin's Plan of Union for French and Indian War. Language is published.
the Colonies
FRENCH AND
INDIAN WAR
The French and Indian War was a war between Great
Britain and France, in which each side, sought to increase
their influence as much as possible in North America.

The attack on Fort Dunquesne occurred on May 28, 1754.

Led by George Washington, this attack happened after
French forces refused to leave Fort Duquesne. This would
propel the start of the French and Indian War.

The French and Indian War lasted seven years, from 1756
to 1963.
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1764 1765 1770 1773 1774

The British enforce the Sugar Act, The British parliament taxes the The Boston Massacre increase Boston Tea Party pushes Intolerable Acts are enforced by
placing a tax on lumber, food, colonies with the Stamp Act. greatly tensions between Americans one step closer to British colonists.
molasses, and rum. colonists and the British. starting a revolution.
 EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

The Sugar Act - April 6, 1764

The Sugar Act placed taxes on several commodities such as food, molasses, rum and
lumber.

The Stamp Act - March 22, 1765

The Stamp Act placed another great tax on the colonists. It placed taxes on a wide range of
transactions, such as any form of stamps.
The Americans rebelled against this tax collecting, and many never actually paid it.

Boston Massacre - March 5, 1770

On one late afternoon, a fight broke out between the British and colonists. The British
soldiers then began firing at the crowd, killing three, and mortally injuring two others.
This is often referred to as the first battle of the American Revolution.
 EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

The Boston Tea Party - December 16, 1773

The British enforced the Tea Act, to help a British Tea Company. This infuriated the
colonists because they did not want a single British company being the center of the tea
trade
The Americans responded one night by boarding three ships and tossing over 92,000
pounds of tea overboard. They avoided harming any crew members or damaging the ships.

The Intolerable Acts - June 2, 1774

The Intolerable Acts were among another acts that angered the colonists.
The Intolerable Acts required colonists to allow British soldiers to enter their homes.
This act eventually led to the 3rd Amendment, once the Americans gained their
independence, to ensure that the U.S. Army could do the same.
TIMELINE OF US HISTORY

1775 1776 1785 1789

Declaration of Adoption of the George Washington's
American Revolution
Independence U.S. Dollar Inauguration

Revolution of the 13 British Colonies The Declaration of Independence is an George Washington is inaugurated as
The U.S. Dollar is made the official
against Britain because of the unfair acts incredibly important part of American President of a free United States in
currency of the nation.
of Britain. history. New York City.
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
40,000 soldiers fought on the battlefield of
Long Island making it the largest one.
The second largest was Brandywine, PA with
30,000 soldiers.
Some of the major battles were located in
New Jersey, Boston, and New York.
A famous poem based on the events that
occurred during the Revolution is "Paul
Revere's Ride" by Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow.
The American Revolution lasted from 1775 up
until 1783.
1789 The Supreme Court is created
on September 24, 1789.

1797 John Adams is elected as the

second president of the
United States.

1799 George Washington dies on

December 14, 1799.
 PIECES OF LITERATURE

Thomas Paine, Common Sense (1776)

Common Sense was anonymously published in Philadelphia in January 1776, at a
period when both the breakup from Great Britain and the possibility of
reconciliation were being discussed.
 PIECES OF LITERATURE

Declaration of Independence (1776)

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress

approved the Declaration of Independence, which
the 13 American colonies used to dissolve their
political ties to Great Britain. The Declaration
stated the reasons why the colonies wanted
independence.
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