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Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was also known as the Age of Reason, it was a movement about cultural and intellectual. It was to stress the reason over superstition and science over blind faith.
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French and Indian War
The French and Indian war ended the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war was because they wanted to gain land, the British ended up with the land.
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Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a group that started in 1765, they were instigators and provocateurs. They used extreme of disobedience to make the British government mad.
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Stamp Act of 1765
The stamp act made the colonist to pay taxes, the stamp is on papers, documents, and also playing cards. The British imposed this stamp. Part of the reason behind this stamp is to keep peace between Native Americans and the colonist.
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Townshend Act of 1767
The Townshend Act was made by the parliament British. This act taxed imported goods to the American colonist, The American Colonist didn't like this act, they looked at it as a abuse of power.
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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre happened on march 5, 1770, at Boston. At first it was just a street fight which ended up deadly. The battle was between American colonists and lone soldiers, this was the beginning of the American Revolution.
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Boston Tea Party
American colonist who were angry at Britain for imposing so they dumped 342 chest of tea into the Harbor, imported by the British. The American were angry because of the tea tax.
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Battles of Lexington & Concord
The Battles of Lexington & Concord started in 1775, it was the start of the American War of Independence. The British marched to Lexington & Concord to possibly seize weapons form colonist but instead started the first Revolutionary War.
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Declaration of Independence adopted
The declaration of independence was made in 1776 and announced the separation of the 13 North American British colonies from Great Britain. It was adopted by the Continental Congress.
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Battle of Yorktown Began
The battle of Yorktown began on 9/28/1781, ended on 10/19/1781. The General Lord Charles Cornwallis and his army surrendered to the American force. This ended the last major battle, the American Revolution.
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Treaty of Paris signed
The Treaty of Paris ended the war between the French and the Indians, in 1763. France gave up their mainland territory in North America.
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Great Compromise
The Great Compromise is a agreement that the Constitutional Convention, that gave the Americans government 2 houses in the Congress. They gave them the Senate and the House of Representatives, on 1787.
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3/5 Compromise
The 3/5 compromise started on 1787, slaves would be counted to 3/5 of taxes and representation. This increased the political power of slaveholding states.
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Bill of Rights adopted
The Bill of Rights was made on 1791, this was the rights of the Americans in connection to the government. It ensure civil rights and liberties to individuals.
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