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events of the american revolution

  • Enlightenment

    Enlightenment
    it was called the "great age of reason" this was when everything got resolved and was starting to become somewhat peaceful
  • french and indian war

    french and indian war
    in this war the british won. they had took the land that france claimed and won.
  • sons of liberty

    sons of liberty
    it was meant to protest the passing of the stamp act of 1765.
  • townshend act of 1767

    townshend act of 1767
    Townshend Acts. To help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies.
  • boston massacre

    boston massacre
    after months of tensions due to occupation and taxation, Bostonians and Redcoats clashed in the streets of Boston.
  • boston tea party

    boston tea party
    a group of Colonists destroyed a large British tea shipment in Boston harbor.
  • battle of bunker hill

    battle of bunker hill
    The American patriots were defeated at the Battle of Bunker Hill but they proved they could hold their own against the superior British Army
  • treaty of paris signed

    treaty of paris signed
    American colonies and Great Britain, ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation.
  • great compromise

    great compromise
    this was an agreement reached during the constitutional convention of 1787
  • 3/5 compromise

    3/5 compromise
    It determined that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation.
  • bill of rights adopted

    bill of rights adopted
    Articles 3 to 12, ratified December 15, 1791, by three-fourths of the state legislatures, constitute the first 10 amendments of the Constitution.
  • battle of yorktown

    battle of yorktown
    Cornwallis surrendered to Washington in the field at Yorktown on October 17, 1781, effectively ending the War for Independence