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Olive Branch Petition sent to England
John Dickinson drafted the Olive Branch Petition, on July 5, it was accepted by the Second Continental Congress. On July 8, 1755 it was submitted to King George. The petition was an attempt to declare the rights of the colonists while retaining their loyalty to the British crown. -
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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years' War, lasted from 1756 to 1763. This took place in North America and resulted in the beginning of the Treaty of Paris. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a group of protesters that formed in the North American British Colonies.They formed the protest of the Stamp Act in 1765. It played a major role in most colonies battling in 1765. -
The Stamp Act of 1765
Watch this Chad summarize the Stamp Act of 1765
This new tax was imposed on all American colonists. It required them all to pay a tax on all printed paper that they used. -
Townshend Act of 1767
Watch this Chad thoroughly summarize the Townshend Act of 1767
The Townshend Acts were many laws that passed by the British government in the American colonies in 1767. The new taxes on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a "patriot mob" and a group of British soldiers. While the British had their Muskets, the patriots had only snowballs, sticks, and stones. -
The Boston Tea Party
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
Please click me, I pray to thee, my lord and savior Mr. Wyss On the night of April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord to take over an arms cache. A confrontation in the town square of Lexington started the fighting, soon the British retreated after going under intense fire. -
The Declaration of Independence Adopted
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Great Compromise
The Connecticut Compromise or the Great Compromise of 1787, was an agreement that many states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. This defined the legislative structure that each state would have under the United States Constitution. -
Bill of Rights adopted
Congress transmitted to the state Legislatures twelve proposed amendments to the Constitution inn September 25, 1789. Numbers three to twelve were approved by the states to become the United State. The Bill of Rights was effective December 15, 1791.
