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French & Indian War
The French and Indian war provided Great Britain with large amounts of territorial gains in North America. The war began from a dispute over who the Ohio River Valley belonged to. -
Stamp Act of 1765
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The Stamp Act was the first internal tax on American colonists by the British Parliament. The colonists insisted that this was unconstitutional. The British passed this act to help replenish their finances from the seven years war. -
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Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a secret revolutionary organization. It was founded by Samuel Adams and the main goal was to advance the rights of the European colonists. -
Townshend Act of 1767
The Townshend Acts were passed by the British Parliament and taxed goods imported to the American colonies. American colonists saw this as an abuse of power. -
Boston Massacre
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The Boston Massacre was a huge deadly riot that happened on King Street in Boston. It began as a street brawl between American colonists and a British soldier and then turned into a bloody slaughter. -
The Boston Tea Party
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The Boston Tea Party was a political protest against the British. American colonists were angry because of taxation without representation. They dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
This was the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. Tensions had been building for years between the 13 American colonies and Britsh. -
Olive Branch Petition sent to England
The Olive Branch Petition was the last attempt to avoid going to war with Britain during the American Revolution. It was a document that pledged the colonists loyalty to the crown and asserted their rights as British citizens. -
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense published
This was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to advocate independence from Great Britain. The pamphlet included moral and political arguments.. -
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The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment is about using your rational capacity and not thinking with only emotions. Influencers included John Locke and Isaac Newton. -
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Battle of Yorktown
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The Battle of Yorktown was a military conflict between the British and the American 13 colonies. Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington. This ended the American Revolutionary War. -
Treaty of Paris Signed
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This was the end of the American Revolution. This signified that America was a free country. -
Great Compromise
This was an agreement to split the legislative branch into two houses. This solved the dispute over large and small states.
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3/5 Compromise
The 3/5 compromise was an agreement between the delegates from the south and north. It said that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation in the House of Representatives. (Recognizes blacks as 3/5th of a person) -
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Constitutional Convention
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The Constitutional Convention was held to decide how America was going to be governed. The result of this was the United States Constitution.
