1. House of Burgesses Articles of Confederation Mayflower Compact 3/5 Compromise Social Contract Shay’s Rebellion Albany Plan of the Union North West Ordinance (1787) Declaration of Independence Virginia Plan Common Sense Great Compromise

2. Revolution Begins

3. Boston Tea Party -tax on tea still remained in effect -Monopoly on tea had been granted to British Tea Company -Dec. 1773 colonists raided Boston harbor and destroyed the tea and burned the ships -resulted in more troops being sent to the colonies

4. Intolerable Acts A tool to punish the Colonist -Parliament passes Coercive Act to punish Boston -Colonists called it the Intolerable acts -closed Boston harbor -suspended basic civil rights -housed troops in peoples homes -Committees of Correspondence begin

5. 1 st Continental Congress -Committees of Correspondence this group had been communicating with other colonies -militias begin to form minutemen -after Intolerable Acts they call for a meeting -late 1774 1st meeting held in Philadelphia -discussed rights of colonies -agreed to meet again in 1 year

6. Lexington and Concord 1 st and 2 nd major conflicts of the Revolution -April 1775 -British try to seize weapons stored in Concord -Paul Revere, William Dawes, Samuel Prescott warn colonists -minutemen met British at Lexington -shots fired and colonists killed -”shot heard around the world“ Lexington -colonist conduct guerilla battle along road to Concord

7. 2 nd Continental Congress -May 1775 -called for an army and appointed George Washington as leader -some talk of compromise and some of independence

8. Bunker Hill -June 1775 -Colonists take hill overlooking Boston (Breed’s Hill) -British charge the hill 3 times until colonists run out of ammo -lots of casualties -deadliest battle of war -proved colonists could compete with the British army in certain situations

9. Olive Branch -July 1775 -2nd Continental Congress sends King George a petition to return to the peace of the past -he refuses the petition and urges the rebellion put down

10. Common Sense Call for complete independence from Britain -many colonists had loyalties that were strong to Britain -Loyalists: Those loyal to the King -Patriots: those who pushed for independence -Common Sense -pamphlet that urges independence for the colonies -Thomas Paine -Jan. 1776