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Boston Massacre
Occurred on King street in Boston. It started out as a brawl between an American colonist and a lone British solider. Which cause a bloody massacre but, only 5 colonists died.
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Stamp Act of 1765
Stamp Act
British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to help pay for British
troops stationed in the colonies during the seven year's war. The Stamp Act required colonists to pay a tax represented by a stamp on forms of paper, documents, and playing cards. -
Townshend Act of 1767
The Townshend Acts were a series of measures that were passed by the British Parliament in 1767. The British Parliament taxed goods imported to the American colonies.This then made American colonists who had no representation in Parliament, see the acts as an abuse of power. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party took place at the Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. The American colonists were angry at the British for imposing taxation without representation, so in turn the Americans dumped 342 chests of tea that were imported by the British, into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
It was passed by the British parliament after the Boston Tea Party. It was mean to punish Massachusetts colonists after their defiance. The Intolerable Act had 4 acts. -
First Continental Congress meets Sons of Liberty
After the Sons of Liberty threw out thousands of pounds of tea into the harbor, The Continental Congress wanted to rebuttle and discuss what should happen. The Continental Congress decided that if the Sons of Liberty do not stop, there would be a head to head boycott between each group. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord happened because the British marched over to the Concord territory. After a bit of conversation, gunshots, anger, and deaths, the British were moving quickly retreating under intense fire.
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Olive Branch Petition sent to England.
Olive Branch Petition
This was the final attempt by the colonists to not go to war with Britain during the American Revolution. The first draft was written by Thomas Jefferson and the final draft by John Dickisons. All to please King George the 3rd to ask him not to go to war with them. -
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Articles of Confederation created Great Compromise.
The Great Compromise was created on November 5th, 1777 but did't completely take full place until July 16th, 1787. The Articles of Confederation was a written document that established the function of the national government of the U.S. after declaring independence from Great Britain. -
Battle of Yorktown
Was the last major battle of the American Revolution. This started the nations new independence.The British army attacked Virginia and they forced their surrender. All led by George Washington proving his leadership. -
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Treaty of Paris signed
Signed in Paris by the representatives of King George the 3rd of Great Britain and the representatives of the United States.This ended the seven year war of the French & Indian war. -
3/5 Compromise
This was a compromises between delegates at the United States Constitutional Convention. This was the 3/5th of the slave population would be counted for figuring out direct taxation against the House of Representatives. -
Constitutional Convention
Took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They decided how America would be governed.They were to revise the Articles of Confederation but many delegates had bigger plans. They made a new constitution, and they decided what would be put in it. -
Bill of Rights adopted
President Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments adopted by Congress to the states. Numbers three-twelve were adopted and put into effective December 15th, 1971.
