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October 7, 1765-October 25, 1765- The Stamp Act

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October 7, 1765-October 25, 1765- The Stamp Act

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The Stamp Act period was during October 7, 1765-October 25, 1765. The Stamp Act was an act invented by the British Parliament that made the colonists pay a tax, by a stamp that was on almost every paper, document and playing cards. They made this act to help them gain more money after their Seven Years War against France. That's why they made the colonists pay with only British sterling instead of their own currency.

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December 16, 1773 - The Boston Tea Party

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December 16, 1773 - The Boston Tea Party

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The Boston Tea Party was a protest between the American Colonists and the Britains that took place on December 16, 1773. The American Colonists were enraged at Britain for performing “taxation without representation” therefore they dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor which were imported from Britain. This was a very big deal at the time because almost all drinks were contaminated with the exception of tea, coffee and whiskey.

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April 19, 1776 - The Battles of Lexington and Concord

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April 19, 1776 - The Battles of Lexington and Concord

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On April 19, 1776 The battles of Lexington and Concord took place. This was the first  conflict that the military took action in during the American Revolution. The British went on a mission to avoid the chance of going into a rebellion. Their plan was to take all the colonists' weapons but instead their plan backfired and resulted in the first engagement of the Revolutionary War.

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July 4, 1776 - Declaration of Independence

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July 4, 1776 - Declaration of Independence

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The declaration of independence is a document that mentions 13 North American British colonies leaving Great Britain and it was officiated by the Continental Congress on July 4th, 1776. It was made so that other nations had an idea of why the colonies decided to leave. Thomas Jefferson was picked to write the draft of the document with help from Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, John Addams and Benjamin Franklin. They came up with the idea that people have a right to change governments if that government became unfair or demanding.

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On December 26, 1776 George Washington and his army traveled across the Delaware River in a very bad storm. After crossing the river they went into battle and not only faced but defeated a multitude of Hessian mercenaries. The results of this battle had a positive impact, by influencing more men to enlist in the Continental Army.

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September 28, 1781-October 19, 1781 - Battle of Yorktown

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September 28, 1781-October 19, 1781 - Battle of Yorktown

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During the times of September 28, 1781-October 19, 1781 were the battles of Yorktown. The creation of the United States, the War for Independence and many more events took place during those times. To go into depth of the situation the British surrendered the battle but a British rule for the colonies,  they created a new nation which was the United States of America. Also, after a while of fighting, Cornwallis yielded to Washington and that ended the War for Independence.

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September 17, 1787 - Constitution of the United States Created

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September 17, 1787 - Constitution of the United States Created

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On September 17, 1787 delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the constitution of the United States. The constitution made sure that America had a government, fundamental laws, and rights for their people. They wanted to create a government that had an average amount of power so that they could perform on a national level.

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May 5, 1789 - Calling the Estates General

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May 5, 1789 - Calling the Estates General

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On May 5th 1789, France struggled politically and financially. Desperate times call for desperate measures and in this case they called the Estates General. Their assembly was divided in three estates which were the commoners, nobility and the clergy. These were the people who had the ability to choose whether they should add new taxes and reforms in the country.

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On June 20th 1789 deputies from the National Assembly were at the meeting hall when they discovered the doors were locked and guarded by the royal army. The National assembly went to the only open space which was the tennis courts; they then took an oath to stay together until a new constitution would be made.

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July 14, 1789 - Storming of the Bastille

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July 14, 1789 - Storming of the Bastille

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On the 14th of July 1789, a prison called the Bastille was attacked by The Third Estate. Bastille was known to be full of political prisoners and gunpowder. The revolutionaries needed gunpowder for their weapons and they thought the prisoners were a sign that they had captured the king.

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August 26, 1789 - Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

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August 26, 1789 - Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

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On August 26 1789 the French national Constituent Assembly published the Declaration of the rights of man and the citizen. The declaration basically said that all men are born and should remain free and equal in their rights. They wrote this to help build the French Revolution and possibly end the monarchy and create a democracy in France.

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On October 5-6th 1789, during the French revolution Parsian market women wanted reforms. So they forced King Louis to go back with them to Paris. They started a march due to a food shortage and anti-revolutionary activities, by King Louis soldiers who took the king's authority.

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April 1792 - France declares War on Austria

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April 1792 - France declares War on Austria

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In April 1792 France declared war on Austria and Prussia. France declared war after Austria didn't want to call its troops off of the French Border. After this both countries answered with a invasion that resulted in the battle of Valmy.

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January 21, 1793 - Execution of King Louis

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January 21, 1793 - Execution of King Louis

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On the 21st of January 1793, King Louis was beheaded. King Louis was found guilty for conspiracy with foreign powers because of this, they had a different voting on what his punishment should be. And by only one single vote he was sentenced to death.

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September 5, 1793-July 27, 1794 - Reign of Terror

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September 5, 1793-July 27, 1794 - Reign of Terror

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Between the years of September 5th, 1793 - July 27th, 1794 was an era where the French Revolution was drowning in violence. The terror was led by Maximillen Roberspierre, his reasoning behind it was because there had been a rivalry between Frances two leading political parties. France's government was responsible for arrests and executions of a variety of people.

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November 9-10, 1799 - Napoleon Takes Charge

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November 9-10, 1799 - Napoleon Takes Charge

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On November 9th - 10th 1799 Napoleon gave himself the title of emperor and with this he took all political power in France. He did this by making an alliance with many political figures, they took over the directory during the French Revolution.

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October 16, 1973 - Marie Antoinette Executed

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October 16, 1973 - Marie Antoinette Executed

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On October 16 1973, Marie Antoinette was executed. Marie lost custody of her son after he was forced to blame her for sexual abuse and incest. Therefore she was charged with treason and went to be beheaded by the guillotine.