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Enlightenment
A European movement in the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing individualism rather than tradition. It was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated Europe with global influences and effects -
French and Indian war
Was a theater of the seven years war. Which it pitted the American colonies of the British empire against those who where French. -
Sons of Liberty
Was a loosely organized clandestine, sometimes it was even violent, and a political organization was active in the thirteen American colonies. It was founded to advance the rights of the colonists and to fight taxation by the British government. -
Townshend Act
was a series of measures that was passed by the British Parliament. It taxed goods imported to the American colonies, and the Americans saw that as an abuse. -
Boston Massacre
Was a confederation in Boston in which a group of nine British soldiers shot five people out of the crowd. Three of the four hundred who were abusing them verbally and throwing various missiles at them. -
Boston Tea Party
Was an American political and mercantile protest by the sons of liberty in Boston. There goal was to protest British parliament's tax on tea. -
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
A series of punitive laws passed the British parliament. The laws aimed to punish Massachusetts for their defiance. -
First Constitutional congress meets
Met in Philadelphia to consider its reaction to the British government restraints on trade. also for the representative government after the Boston tea party. -
Olive Branch petition sent to England
Was adopted by congress to be sent to the King as a last attempt to prevent formal war formal war to be declared. The petition emphasized their loyalty to the British crown and emphasized their rights as a British citizen. -
Battle of Yorktown
Also called the Siege of Yorktown, the surrender of Yorktown, or the German battle. It was in Yorktown Virginia, and it was a decisive victory by a combine force of the American continental Army that was led by George Washington, Montier, and Lafayette. Joined by them was the French army led by Rochambeau over the British army. -
Great compromise
Was an agreement reached during the constitutional convention. It had part defined the legislative structure and representation each state would have under the United states constitution. -
3/5 Compromise
was an agreement by the United states constitutional convention. Over the Counting of slaves in determining a state's total population. -
Constitutional Convention
The convention was intended to revise the league of states and it was the first system of government under the Articles of confederation. The chief among them where to create a new frame of government. -
Bill of rights adopted
President Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments adopted by congress to the states. December 15th three fourths of the states had ratified 10 of these, and now it is call the bill of rights.
