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The Enlightment
The Enlightment thinkers were a group of European thinkers whom believed that all problems could be solved by human reasons. -
The Enlightment
The Enlightment thinkers were a gruop of European thinkers whom believed that all problems could be solved by human reasons. -
Founding Pennsylvania
Wialliam Penn founded Pennsylvania for the Quakers to live when King Charles II came to power. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights is a written list of freedoms that a goverment promises to protect. This was signed by King William and Queen Mary in 1689 -
Great Awakening
More impact on religion in America, which led to the Great Awakening. There was more religious tolerance and different kinds of churches being built. -
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of the Press was the right of journalists to publish the truth without restriction or penalty. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was to save money for Congress. -
The Proclamation
British wanted to avoid further wars with the Native Americans on the frontier. Therefore, British goverment issued the Proclomation. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act put a duty on several products, like molasses, also called for harsh punishment of smugglers. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an unpopular law passed by Parliament. The Stamp Act was required that all colonist had to buy a special tax stamp for all kinds of products and activities. -
Boston Massacare
An angry crowd of workers and sailors surrounded a small group of soildiers. The frieghtend soildiers fired into the crowd killing 5 colonists and wounding 6. -
The Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists called the Sons of Liberty soon organized in port cities to stop the East India Company tea from being unloaded unloaded. -
The Shot Heard Around the World
400 minutemen fought the British, killing three of them. As the retreated toward Boston, about 4,000 Americans fired at them almost 300 British had been killed or wounded. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British attacked the Americans, they won at a great loss. With having more than 100 killed or wounded. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine was the author of a 50 page pamphlet, which disscuses support for the Indepence. -
Declaration of Independance
The Declaration of Independance was a document that delcared speration and self goverment from Britian.
