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French and Indian War
The British gained significant territory in north America as the result of the war. -
The Stamp Act
the stamp act was a tax put on the American colonies by the British -
Sons of liberty
was a secret political organization in the American Colonies that protested against British taxes and laws before the American Revolution. -
Townshend Act
Were a series of laws passed by the American colonies by the British government on the American colonies -
Boston Massacre
when British soldiers in Boston opened fire on a group of American colonists killing five men. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston tea party was a protest by the American colonists against the British government -
The Continental Congress
was a meeting of delegates from each of the 13 colonies. These delegates served as the government during the Revolutionary War -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were five laws that were passed by the British Parliament against the American Colonies -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
British Army set out from Boston to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington as well as to destroy the Americans store of weapons and ammunition in Concord. -
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense published
Common sense was an argument that the colonies should break away from British rule. -
Battle of Yorktown
It was were the British army surrendered and the British government began to consider a peace treaty -
Great Compromise
The Constitution creates the branches of government and gives them the power to govern. -
The Treaty of Paris
It was the official peace between the USA and Britain that ended the American revolutionary war. -
Bill of Rights adopted
An amendment is a change or addition to the Constitution. The first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution are called the bill of rights.