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Enlightenment
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The Enlightenment, also known as the Age of Reason, was a philosophical movement that took place mainly in Europe and, later, in North America -
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French and Indian War
A global conflict involving the major powers of Europe.
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Stamp Act of 1765
. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
a non-biased Boston Massacre description
A group of protesters known as "patriots" had started throwing snowballs and other such objects at British regulars around a Customs House and one hit Private Hugh Montgomery, whom discharged his rifle. Other soldiers began firing a moment later, killing five colonists -
People dump tea in a river
The Sons Of Liberty dressed up as native Americans and dumped boxes of tea into Boston harbor. would you kindly click this -
A pamphlet is published
A pamphlet known as "common sense" is published. -
Declaration of Independence Adopted
was the first formal statement by a nation’s people asserting their right to choose their own government. -
Battle of Yorktown
Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops -
Treaty of Paris Signed
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3/5 Compromise
Of all the compromises on which the Constitution rested, perhaps the most controversial was the Three-Fifths Compromise, -
Articles of Confederation Created
The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state governments -
Constitution is ratified
Beyond the legal requirements for ratification, the state conventions fulfilled other purposes. The Constitution had been produced in strictest secrecy during the Philadelphia convention -
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Bill of Rights Adopted
Congress transmitted to the state Legislatures twelve proposed amendments to the Constitution. Numbers three through twelve were adopted by the states to become the United States (U.S.) Bill of Rights, -
Great Compromise
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The Connecticut Compromise (also known as the Great Compromise of 1787 or Sherman Compromise) was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States
