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Enlightenment
The enlightenment was a European movement of the 17 and 18th century. It was marked by an increasing awareness of relationship between the mind and the everyday media. -
French & Indian War
the French & Indian War was a series of 7 year wars. It pitted the North American colonies against those of the french. -
Stamp Act Of 1765
"The Stamp Act was act of parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies. The stamp act required the colonists to pay a tax represented by a stamp on various forms of paper". -
Townshend Act of 1767
Townshend Act of 1767 was taxes on stuff like glass, lead, paint, tea, and paper. Response to these the colonies discourage the purchase of Imports. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a fight between patriot mobs throwing things at British soldiers and good amount of them died. The mob was mad about the taxing so they decided to take their frustration on the British troops. -
Boston Tea Party
It was a protest where 60 colonist was on a ship and threw 342 chest of tea into the Boston harbor. They did this because they was trying to protest against the British tax on teas. -
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
Intolerable Acts was a series of 4 laws passed by the British to punish the colony of Massachusetts. "These laws closed the busy port of Boston, put Massachusetts under military rule." -
Second Continental Congress meets
Second Continental Congress met at the Independence hall. This happened a month later after Lexington and concord was shot at. -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
Battles of Lexington & Concord was considered the first major military campaign of American Revolutionary war. The British were led by Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith. -
Battle Of Bunker Hill
"Casualties numbered more than 1,000 British and about 450 American soldiers." It took the British 3 attempt to beat the colonial forces. -
Olive Branch Petition sent to England
on the date July 5, 1775 Olive Branch Petition was adopted by congress. This was sent to the king to prevent a war from happening. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
Declaration of Independence was adopted by congress. It was engrossed on parchment and delegates started to sign it on August 2, 1776. -
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Yorktown began September 28, 1781 and ended October 19, 1781. British general Charles Cornwallis led them to win the revolutionary war. -
Treaty of Paris signed
US and British signed the Treaty of Paris which ended the war of the American Revolution. This agreement recognized the US independence and granted US territory of the western side. -
Great Compromise
Great Compromise was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. This agreement would declared that each state would be under the united states constitution.