Vip Dates In America

Question 1

1619

Answer 1

The first representative meeting in America: the Virginia house of burgesses

Question 2

1754-1763

Answer 2

French and Indians vs. British and colonists war

British won war but the treasury was almost empty

Question 3

1763

Answer 3

The royal proclamation: stated that colonists could not settle west beyond the Appalachian mountains

Question 4

1765

Answer 4

Quartering act: to save money

Stamp act: to raise revenue (colonists reacted: no taxation w/o representation and boycotted English made goods)

Question 5

1766

Answer 5

Stamp act repealed

Question 6

1767

Answer 6

Townsend acts: indirect tax meant to raise revenue

Question 7

1770

Answer 7

Boston massacre (crispus attackus)

Question 8

1773

Answer 8

King George 3 grants a monopoly to the British east India company—- Boston tea party (Boston harbor)

Question 9

1775

Answer 9

Shot heard round the world ( concord bridge, and minuteman)

Question 10

1776

Answer 10

Thomas pain publishes common sense the pamphlet attacking the British rule over America
Second continental congress met in indep hall
June 7, 1776 Richard Henry less resolution of indep accepted
July 2, 1776 second cont congress votes for independence from British crown

Question 11

1776-1781

Answer 11

Revolutionary war

Question 12

1781-1789

Answer 12

Articles of confederation

Question 13

1787

Answer 13

Const convention

Question 14

1789- today

Answer 14

Const

Question 15

1791- today

Answer 15

Bill of rights

Question 16

1607

Answer 16

First permanent English settlement: Jamestown VA

King James + queen Elizabeth “the Virgin queen”