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French & indian war
The French and Indian War was a conflict between Great Britain and France that was also called the Seven Years’ war
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Stamp Act
In the year 1765, taxes where created for the 13 colonies to help raise money for the British. -
Townshend Act of 1767
The Townshend act was a viewing that got passed that put taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
7 British soldiers attacked Bostonians after the tension kept rising right after the seven year war. It resulted in five deaths. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party happened in 1773 as a form of protest from the colonists who didn't agree with the way the British ruled and the new Stamp Act. -
First Continental Congress Meets
The first congress meeting let out a proposal for trade with the British and also agreed on the Declaration of Rights. -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
The British marched into Lexington and Concord with the intention to suppress the possibility of a rebellion agents them by taking weapons from the people. But instead, it only caused the first battle of the Revolutionary War.
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Olive Branch Petition sent to England
was a message sent to the King as a last attempt to stop a formal war from being declared. -
Declaration of Independence
On July 2, 1776, congress voted to declare independence. By issuing the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. On July 4, After it was signed, they sent copies to the British king. -
Battle Of Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown was the first way of them claiming their independence and was also proved to be the decisive engagement of the American Revolution -
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Constitutional Convention
The constitutional convention was held to address the weak central government. The convention created more specific power for the government. -
Great Compromise
was when they decided that each state would be assigned a number of seats in proportion to its population than the sente would have the same number of seats -
Constitution Ratified
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. The Constitution became the official framework of the government of the United States -
Bill Of Rights Adopted
which constitute a collection of mutually reinforcing guarantees of individual rights and of limitations on federal and state governments
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