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French and Indian War
Britain was losing the war and decided to use the colonies to help them have more man power and internal advancements on their counterparts. The colonists were happy to oblige until they realized Britain just wanted to win and needed no input from the colonist, just their obedience. The colonists realized this they were upset. Picture: Where the War Took Place https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/French_and_indian_war_map.svg/203px-French_and_indian_war_map.svg.png -
The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment period was one which emphasized reasoning and science over superstition and blind faith.1 People, like John Locke, questioned the status quo and brought into light new ideas towards political and religious views and left an imprint on the United States as we know it today.
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The First Continental Congress
The colonies took their first steps to overthrowing their home government. Great Britain punished the colonist for rebelling the taxes by imposing more taxes and acts that became known as the Intolerable Acts of 1774. They formed the First Continental Congress to oppose royal authority. Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flickr_-_USCapitol_-_The_First_Continental_Congress%2C_1774.jpg/188px-Flickr_-_USCapitol_-_The_First_Continental_Congress%2C_1774.jpg -
Common Sense was Written
Thomas Paine, who is now known as one of America’s founding fathers, wrote “Common Sense” in 1776. It contained a powerful argument for independence, calling for the rejection of the monarchy, and for the imposition of a republicanism rule of the states. Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Commonsense.jpg/92px-Commonsense.jpg -
The Article of Confederation
The governing forefathers came together to form a piece of document stating how to rule the states. It was a rough draft of what we now know as the United States Constitution. That rough draft was The Articles of Confederation. Picture: Articles of Confederation 200th Anniversary commemorative stamp. First issued in York, Pennsylvania., 1977
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United States Constitution
The governing forefathers came together in Philadelphia during the Philadelphia Convention and drew up a better document, The United States Constitution in 1787. This document is now used to rule The United States of America today. Picture: Endorsement section of the United States Constitutionhttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Constitution_signatures.jpg/183px-Constitution_signatures.jpg
