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Enlightenment
Is known as The Age of Reason. Valued science over mindless belief and reason over superstition. -
French & Indian War
Great Britain made significant territorial gains in North America, but disagreements over following frontier policies and how to pay for the war's costs ultimately inflamed colonial unrest and sparked the American Revolution. -
The Sons of Liberty
A group of provocateurs and instigators who practiced a severe type of civil disobedience in colonial America to terrorize supporters and enrage the British authority. -
Stamp Act of 1765
In the American colonies, it collected a tax on all papers and official documents. -
Townshend Act of 1767
A series of measures passed, taxing imported goods. -
Boston Massacre
Was a street fight with British soldiers throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks at innocent bystanders. -
Boston Tea Party
American colonists were mad about the taxation, so they dumped the imported tea. -
First Continental Congress Meets
Twelve of Britain's thirteen American colonies sent representatives to a meeting to assess the country's future in the face of increasing British aggressiveness. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
"Shot heard around the world", between Americans and Britians. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Men from New England engaged the British army in a bloody battle. -
Battle of Yorktown
British soldiers submitted to the Continental Army and their allies from France. -
Treaty of Paris Signed
A treaty that was signed between the American Colonies and Great Britain.
