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Enlightenment
The enlightenment was an event that happened from the late 17th century going into the 18th century. It was a time for reason, individualism, and skepticism. tap to learn more -
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French and Indian War
This was a war between Great Britain and the French over land, it lasted for 7 years and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. Great Britain was provided territorial gains in North America. -
Sons of Liberty
This was a secret organization created to fight taxation.The name was derived from a 1765 debate in Parliament over the Stamp Act. -
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Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act of 1765 was an unpopular Act of the Great Britain Parliament that imposed taxes on the colonies to pay for the British military troops. It ultimately ended up being repealed. -
The Boston Massacre.
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation between American colonists and a British soldier that spiraled into a deadly riot where British soldiers shot and killed several people. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. In order to oppose the Tea Act, people boarded ships and threw chests of tea into the harbor. -
First Continental Congress Meets
This was a meeting of delegates consisting of 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States, all the colonies were involved except Georgia. This consisted of discussions and debates. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
This was the first military engagement of the American revolutionary war.It happened in Massachusetts, the Americans won.
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The Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress adopted a Declaration that stated their separation from Great Britain, thus allowing the 13 colonies to be an independent nation.
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Articles of Confederation Created
This was the first constitution of the U.S but was ratified and later replaced by the US constitution in 1789.The principal writer was John Dickson. -
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Battle of Yorktown
The last major battle of the Revolutionary War, in Yorktown Virginia, in which Cornwallis and his army are captured. This leads to the negotiation to end the war. -
Treaty of Paris signed
King George ||| and US representatives signed the Treaty of Paris, a set of boundaries between the British empire and the United States, which ended the American Revolutionary War. -
Constitutional Convention
A gathering held for writing a new, or revising an existing constitution. -
Great Compromise
The great compromise was an agreement of and formulation involving the government. There were many disputes between the large and small states. -
Bill of Rights Adoption
Congress sent 12 proposed amendments to the legislature to the constitution.
