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Enlightenment: A Movement and a Goal
The main goal of the wide-ranging intellectual movement called the Enlightenment was to understand the natural world and humankind's place in it solely on the basis of reason. -
French & Indian war
The French and Indian War was the North American conflict.
Imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Years' War. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a group of instigators in colonial America who used an extreme form of civil disobedience threats, and in some cases actual violence to intimidate loyalists and outrage the British government. The goal of the radicals was to push moderate colonial leaders into a confrontation with the British Crown -
Townshend act of 1767
Parliament passed the Townshend Acts. They bare bear the name Charles Townshend Chancellor. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston. It began as a street brawl between American colonists and a lone British soldier, but quickly escalated to a chaotic, bloody slaughter. The conflict energized anti-British sentiment and paved the way for the American Revolution. -
Boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party took place on a winter night. The party occurred between the hours of 7:00 and 1:00 PM and lasted for about three hours. -
Second continental congress meets
Congress reconvened independence hall in philadelphia.The American revolution already begun. -
Battle of Bunker hill
New England soldiers faced the British army for the first time. Bloody fighting took place throughout a hilly landscape of fenced pastures -
Olive Branch Petition sent to england
The Olive Branch Petition was to be sent too the king as a last attempt to prevent formal war. The petition emphasized their loyalty to the British crown. -
Thomas Paine common sense published
It was published anonymously. Robert Bell published the first edition of Thomas Paine's revolutionary pamphlet in January 1776. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking independence. They did that by declaring themselves an independent nation. -
Battle of Trenton
when they crossed the Delaware river in a storm, General George Washington's army defeated a garrison of mercenaries at Trenton. The victory set the stage for another success a week later and boosted the moral of American troops. -
Battle of camden
The Revolutionary War Battle of Camden, South Carolina, pitted American forces. Major General Horatio Gates against a small British field force. -
The Three-Fifths Compromise
They stated that for every five slaves in a state three would be included in the population census. James Wilson and Roger Sherman was introduced to the idea. -
Great compromise
In the senate, all states would have the same number of seats. By a one-vote margin. -
constitution is ratified
The constitution of the united states of America became official. To this day it still stands as the oldest written constitution still in effect worldwide. -
Bill of rights adopted
The Bill of Rights is important not only in the freedoms it protects. Commitment to self-improvement and striving to continuously form a more perfect union.