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Boston Massacre
When British soldiers shot and killed several people who were harassing them.There were 5 deaths and 6 injuries. -
Boston Tea Party
A political protest against the British on taxation of tea. Americans dumped 342 chest of tea into the harbor. -
Continental Congress
A spirited conversation about how the colonies could respond to the British coercive acts. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battle that started the American Revolutionary war between the British and Americans. The Americans won and the British retreated to Boston. -
Second Continental Congress Meets
Where they wrote treaties and coming up with strategies for the Revolutionary war. -
Olive Branch Petition sent to England
A petition sent to the British king to attempt to maintain rights while also staying loyal to the British crown. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense published
Was a writing published to boost the soldiers spirit in the American Revolutionary War. -
Declaration of independence
Signed which gave the colonist independence from the British. Which made the colonies officially the United States. -
Articles of Confederation
Agreement among the 13 states that it would be the first constitution. -
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Battle of Yorktown
American and French claimed victory over the British army. This battle boosted American morale, and lowered the British support for the Revolutionary War. -
Treaty of Paris signed
The treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War. All representatives met in Paris to sign it. -
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Constitutional Convention
A gathering of proposing a new constitution or revising a new one. -
Great Compromise
The Connecticut Compromise was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution. -
Stamp Act of 1765
A tax added by the British government to pay back debts from the French and Indian War. Taxed every piece of paper Americans used.
