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Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was also known as the Age of Reason. It was a European movement that embraced reason, science, and human rights in the 17th and 18th centuries also had challenged traditional authority. -
French and Indian War
This war was a phase worldwide nine year long. Each side was being supported by the Native America tribes, but the war pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French. -
Sons of Liberty
A political organization active in the Thirteen American Colonies, loosely organized, sometimes violent, and clandestine. The Sons of Liberty played a major role in most colonies battling the Stamp Act. -
Stamp of Act of 1765
British tax on paper goods in American colonies was the Stamp of Act of 1765. The Duties in American Colonies Act 1765 was also another name for The Stamp of Act 1765. -
Townshend Act of 1767
Charles Townshend, British chancellor of the Exchequer was named for the Townshend Acts. This act-imposed duties on British chine, paint, glass, paper, lead and tea imported to the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
It was an American political and mercantile protest. Many men from the Sons of Liberty a large group of them disguised themselves in Native American garb and boarded the docked ships and threw 342 chests of tea into the water. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
These battles were some of the leading military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. It was location in Middlesex Country, Province of Massachusetts Bay. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
This battle was fought during the Siege of Boston in first stage of the American Revolutionary War. Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts is how the battle got its name. -
Declaration of Independence
On August 2, 1776, it was engrossed on parchment and delegates began signing it. The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Independence Hall that was before called Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia. -
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal American Revolutionary War battle. This battle was fought during the American Revolutionary War campaign for New Jersey. -
Battle of Camden
The Battle of Camden Court House was also known for the Battle of Camden. This battle was a major victory for the British of the American Revolutionary War in the Southern theater. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was also known as the Siege of Yorktown, the German battle, or the surrender at Yorktown. This battle ended at 10:30am exactly in Yorktown, Virginia. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended many wars involving Britian, France, Spain, and their colonies. It was signed by King George III of Great Britian. -
Great Compromise
Constitutional Convention that shaped the U.S. government which was a crucial deal. The Great Compromise is a solution to both large and small states to be fairly represented by creating two houses of Congress. -
Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution in the United States are the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights derives from four different groups.