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Enlightenment
Enlightenment thinkers challenged religious orthodoxy, and many supported a belief called Deism, which maintained that God and nature were one in the same. -
The French & Indian War
The war gave Britain lots of land in North America. Arguments that happened over who was going to pay for the war were never settled which let to the American Revolution. -
Sons of Liberty
They were a group who handled situation with violence, threats, and disobedience to intimidate loyalists and make them angry. -
The Townshend Act
The act made taxes on glass, lead, paper, and tea. This discouraged people buying items of british import. -
Boston Massacre
A street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. -
Boston Tea Party
Americans angry at Britain for imposing. "taxation without representation" they dumped 342 chests full of tea. -
The intolerable act
A series of laws past right after the Boston Tea party. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
On June 17, 1775, New England soldiers faced the British army for the first time in a pitched battle. -
The Battles of Lexington & Concord
Was the mark of the American War of independence which was a disaster for britain. -
The Battle of Yorktown
Britished surrendered to the colonial Army and their french allies. -
3/5 Compromise
Each enslaved person was counted as three-fifths of a person for the purpose of apportioning seats in the House of Representatives.