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American Enlightenment
enlightenment ideals of rationalism and intellectual and religious freedom pervaded the American colonial religious landscape and these values were instrumental in the american revolution and the creation of a nation without an established religion -
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the French and Indian war
the French and Indian war also known as the 7 year war (1754-1763). this happened when the French tired to expand in the Ohio river. -
Stamp Act
the Stamp Act of 1765 was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp -
The Town Shed Act of 1767
this was a series of laws the British passed for taxes on the American colonist . these taxes included paper, paint, lead, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
This was a result of what started as a street fight on king street between an American colonist and a British soldier it turned in to a chaotic massacre . it pushed the America colonist further in to revolution. -
Sons of Liberty
they would go to cities and kick out the sitting British goverment they where also a part of the Boston massacre -
Boston Tea Party
the boston tea party was an american political and mercantile protest by the sons of liberty in boston massachusetts -
first Continental Congress
he first continental congress in the united states met in philadelphia to consider its reaction to the british government's restraints on trade and representative government after the boston tea party -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
the battles of lexington and concord were the first military engagements of the american revolutionary War -
Declaration of Independence
the continental congress adopted the declaration of Independence on July 4 1776 It was engrossed on parchment and on August 2 1776 delegates began signing it -
Battle of Yorktown
at the end of the battle the British troops have surrendered and the Americans won and this lead to the treaty of Paris -
3/5 compromise
The three fifths compromise stated that for every five slaves in a state three would be included in the population census james wilson and roger sherman first introduced the idea of the three fifths compromise -
The Constitution is Ratified
the constitution became ratified when new Hampshire became the 13th colony on june 6th 1788 -
Bill of Rights Adopted
this is when president Washington sent the 12 amendments adopted my congress to the state.
