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Intellectual and cultural movement that emphasized reason over superstition and science over blind faith. -
North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Year's War. -
Required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards. -
railed support for colonial resistance through the use of petitions, assemblies, and propaganda, and they sometimes resorted to violence against British officials -
Initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
Convened in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between September 5 and October 26. -
Marked the start of the American war of Independence -
Bloody fighting that took place throughout a hilly landscape of fenced pastures that were situated across the Charles River from Boston -
Emphasized their loyalty to the British crown and emphasized their rights as British citizens -
Established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain. -
Promised the creation of a bicameral legislature composed of the House of Representatives and the Senate. -
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which were adopted as a single unit