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French & Indian War
It was a war fought between France and Great Britain over land and wealth. It was the bloodiest American war in the 18th century. -
Sons of liberty
The sons of liberty were a group of Americans patriots who resisted and protested against British rules. Especially the stamp act, they would use violence against tax collectors. -
Stamp act of 1765
It was tax put on the American colonies by the British. They had to pay a tax on all printed material. Colonies had to buy paper from the Britain that had a stamp on it to show they paid the tax. -
Townshend Act of 1767
It was a series of laws passed by the British government on American colonies in 1767. It was created to raise money for the British empire by increasing tax for American colonies. -
Boston Massacre
A violence riot between a patriot crowd throwing snowballs, stones, and insults at a squad of British soldiers. The soldiers open fired and killed 5 colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
An incident where 342 chest of tea belonging to the British were thrown into Boston Harbor from ships by American patriots dress as Mohawk Indians. -
First Continental Congress meets
The continental congress were the government of the 13 American colonies later the U.S. They had a meeting in Philadelphia due to the British intolerable act, -
Battles of Lexington and concord
The beginning of the Revolutionary war, British wanted to destroy Americans store of weapons and ammunition and capture rebels leaders. The Americans force grew, defeating the British and making them retreat. They would also later gain their independence. -
Olive branch petition sent to England
It was the last attempt by the colonist to avoid going to war with Britain during the American revolution. They asked the king to stop using military force so they could settles their difference with parliament peacefully. -
Articles of confederation created
It was the first constitution of the United states. The article created a government where the colonies/states had most of the power. It created a weak central government with a loose confederation of sovereign state. -
Battle of Yorktown
It was the last major battle of the Revolutionary war. Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington as French and American forces trapped the British at Yorktown, British surrender. -
Treaty of Paris signed
Treaty signed between the American colonies and Great Britain which ended the American Revolution and recognized the U.S as an independent nation. -
Great Compromise
It was a solution where both large & small states would be fairly represented in one house of the legislature and represented based on population in the other. -
Bills of Right adopted
It was the first 10 amendment to the constitution, it gave civil rights and liberties to people like freedom of speech, press, and religion.
