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Enlightment
Also known as the age of reason. It was am intellectual and cultural movement. It emphasized reason over superstition and science over blind faith -
sons of liberty
They were a group of instigators in colonial America. They would use an extreme form of civil disobedience, threats, and some actual violence. -
stamp act
This made the colonist pay tax, represented by a stamp. It was direct tax imposed by the British government. -
Townshend Act
Series of measures, passed by the British parliament that taxed good imported to the American colonies. They also took away some freedoms from the colonies -
Boston Massacre
This was a deadly riot on king street in Boston. It started off as brawl between American colonist and a lone British soldier, but then quickly escalated to a bloody massacre -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party was a political protest. The Americans were upset with the British for taxation without representation, so they had dumped 342 chest of tea into the harbor -
Intolerable Acts
This provided arrangements for housing British troops in American dwellings. It was designed to punish the Massachusetts colonist for the Boston tea party -
First Continental Congress Meets
The first continental congress in the U.S met in Philadelphia to consider the British governments restraints on trade. Also representative government after the Boston tea party -
Declaration of independence
The document that was approved by the congress. It announced te separation of 13 North American British colonies. -
Battle of Yorktown
Virginia marked the conclusion of the last major battle of the American revolution. It was also the start of a new nations independence. -
Treaty Of Paris
The treaty of Paris was signed by the U.S and the British ending the war. The agreement recognized U.S independence and granted the U.S western territory. -
Great Compromise
Provided a dual system of congressional representation. Also a agreement made between large and small U.S, that each state will legislature under the U.S constitution -
3/5 compromise
Every enslaved American would be counted as three- fifths of a person for taxation and representation purpose. This gave the solution states more electoral power. -
Bill of Rights Adopted
The first 10 amendments to the constitution. It gives the Americans civil rights and liberties.
