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Enlightenment
"Enlightenment, a European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries in which ideas concerning God, reason, nature, and humanity were synthesized into a worldview that gained wide assent in the West and that instigated revolutionary developments in art, philosophy, and politics" -Britannica -
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French & Indian War
"The French and Indian War was the North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years’ War." -https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/french-indian-war In other words it seemed to be a war between Great Britain and France. -
Stamp Act of 1765
This was an event to raise money for their army at the time by putting tax on all legal and official papers. -
Townshend Act of 1767
This was an event in which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an event in which British soldiers shot into shot several of a crowd of three or four hundred who were harassing them verbally and throwing various projectiles. -
Boston Tea Party
This was an event where people threw tea into the Boston Harbor to protest about tax on tea. "No taxation without representation." -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
This event also known as the "shot heard 'round the world" marked the start of the American War of Independence. -
Olive Branch Petition sent to England
This event was a document sent to the king in an attempt to prevent war and show their loyalty to the King and his British citizens. -
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense published
This was a 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to declare independence away from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
"The 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence." Or in other words, it was people wanting independence. -
Articles of Confederation created
This was a document that counted as the United States first constitution. -
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Battle of Yorktown
This event was because the British troop lost and had to surrender to the Continental Army and their French allies. -
Treaty of Paris
This was the event where a treaty was signed ending the American Revolution and making the U.S an independent country again. -
Constitution is ratified
This was an event that labeled the United States as run by the people. "We the People". -
Bill of Rights adopted
This is when President Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments to the states.