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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War (also known as the 7 Years War) was a fight for the Ohio River Valley from the British Empire.
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Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act required colonist to pay taxes of everything even dice, playing cards, and newspapers. The Stamp Act was created to raise money for they army. soon It led to violent protests. -
Sons of Liberty
A political organization that hid in secrecy to soon over take the british in America. They led the Boston Tea Party -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers fired into a crowd of volatile Bostonians, killing five, wounding another six. A crowd of people confronted the british soldiers which start the Boston massacre -
First Continental Congress meets
A delegate from each of the 13 colonies (except for Georgia) met together to talk about the restraints on made on trade by the British. -
Olive Branch Petition sent to England
This petition was to be sent to the King as one last attempt at stopping the war from happening in which the King refused to even read. -
Articles of Confederation created
This was the United States first constitutional document until the current constitution was put out. -
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Battle of Yorktown
Cornwallis hoped to keep his men in the Chesapeake town until fresh supplies and reinforcements could arrive from Britain. The French and the Americans conspired to capture the British before that could happen. Soon outnumbered British troops surrendered. -
Great Compromise
The Great Compromise, (also known as the Sherman Compromise), was to create the legislative representation for each state in the US.
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Bills of Rights adopted
The president George Washington had sent copies of the 12 amendments by Congress to 10 states that had ratified.