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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
in this war the british won. they had took the land that france claimed and won. -
sons of liberty
it was meant to protest the passing of the stamp act of 1765. -
townshend act of 1767
Townshend Acts. To help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies. -
boston massacre
after months of tensions due to occupation and taxation, Bostonians and Redcoats clashed in the streets of Boston. -
boston tea party
a group of Colonists destroyed a large British tea shipment in Boston harbor. -
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
American colonies and Great Britain, ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation. -
great compromise
this was an agreement reached during the constitutional convention of 1787 -
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
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
Cornwallis surrendered to Washington in the field at Yorktown on October 17, 1781, effectively ending the War for Independence