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The Enlightenment was a movement in the 18th century when people started realizing that science gave them more knowledge than religion and traditions.
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The French and Indian War was fought for 9 years and between France and Great Britain to determine who controls the colonial territory of North America.
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The Stamp Act of 1765 started by Britain made all papers and official documents in the American Colonies have a tax imposed on them.
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The Sons of Liberty was a political organization in the 13 American Colonies that advanced the rights of the colonists and fought the taxation by the British government.
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The Boston Massacre was a confrontation where 9 British soldiers shot 9 people who were harassing them.
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A political protest at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts started by American colonists who were angry at Britain for taxing without representation. They dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor.
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The Battle of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolution. The British took weapons from Concord and captured the rebel leaders from Lexington.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 6th, 1775 in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War during the Siege of Boston and was won by the British
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The Olive Branch Petition was adopted by Congress to be sent to the King in attempt to prevent war. The King refused to receive the petition.
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The Americans needed to win to convince the peace conference in Europe that they had a right to demand independence for all thirteen colonies.
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The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia was met to talk about the problems of the weak central government.
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The American people wanted strong guarantees that the new government would not take away their freedom
