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The Enlightenment
the Enlightenment was an intellectual and Supercalifragilisticexpialidociousmovement that dominated Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries with global influences -
THe ToWNsHeNd AcT
It was to help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, which initiated taxes on glass and lead -
Boston Massacre
American colonists held riots which turned into them assaulting British Soldiers. The red coats responded to the aggression with violence and killed multiple colonists -
BoSTon TeA PaRTy
The Boston Tea Party took place back in December of 1773 in Boston, Massachusetts. This event occurred when people disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians and threw a whole lot of tea into the water as an act of protest against the Parliament Tea Act. -
The Intolerable Acts
After the Boston Tea Party, British Parliament punished the colony of Massachusetts by passing four acts. The Boston ort Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act.P -
THe battLE Of BuNKer HiLl
New England soldiers faced the British army for the first time in a pitched battle. pow 🎯🎯 -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord was the first major battle of the American Revolution, ending with a victory for the Americans. -
ThE DeCLeRaTIOn Of InDePENDENCE
The Declaration of Independence was designed for multiple audiences: the King, the colonists, and the world. It was also designed to multitask. Its goals were to rally the troops, win foreign allies, and to announce the creation of a new country -
BaTtLe oF yOrK ToWn
The three week long siege in which British troops surrendered to the Continental Army and the French. This was the last battle of the American revolution and leads to the Treaty of Paris. -
Treaty of paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783, officially ending the American Revolution and declaring the United States as an independent nation. -
The GrEaT CoMpRoMISe
A system that was implemented in order to fairly represent each state. In the House of Representatives, a state is assigned a certain number of seats according to their population. In the Senate, each state gets two delegates regardless. -
BOR adopted
The Bill of Rights was made as Americans wanted to make sure that this new government wouldn't mistreat people like the way British Parliament did