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Dec 26, 1176
Battle of Trenton
this was one of the the first battles the colonist had won in a very long time. it had even convinced the Washington soldiers to fight when they were ready to go home. -
Enlightenment
this was a period when reasons and logic were emphasized. it had came in advancements into science and philosophy. -
French and Indian War
this was a war for land. it had lasted for 7 years and had native Americans on both sides. -
sons of liberty
they were a group of colonist that disagreed with the British rule. they were often violent about the things they did. -
townshend act of 1769
basically tax had went up on everything. tea, clothes, paper, glass lead everything had went up on taxes. -
Boston massacre
The American colonist were having a protest when things took a turn. the solders ended up shooting the American colonist and word spread around fast. -
Boston Tea Party
The American colonist were mat at Britain for imposing ''taxation without representation''. There were 342 chests of tea that were dumped into the harbor that day. -
Intolerable acts (coercive acts)
these were a series of laws passed by England. they were set to punish the colonist -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
British troops were coming to take the colonist military supply. they were also trying to arrest revolutionaries. -
battle of bunker hill
It was one of the bloodiest battle of the American Revolutionary. The us president of bunker hill happen. -
battle of Camden
since the Americans lost it meant that the British had temporarily control over the southern colonies. they ad lost because they had strategic and errors of their commander. -
battle of yorktown
this lasted for up to 6 years. the British surrendered to just have peace between them. -
treaty of paris
it was signed on September 3rd. this is what had ended the American revolution. -
3/5th compromise
3 out of 5 slaves would be counted as part of the population. this was for legislative and representation for taxation. -
Bill of Rights adopted
they had ratified the first 10 amendments of the constitution. this happened in new York city