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The Enlightenment
The period of time where philosophers used reason in their ideas of government.
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French and Indian War
The war where the English and the colonists fought the French, who allied with the native americans. The English wanted to take France's land in the colonies. Rating: 5 -
The Proclimation line of 1763
After the French and Indian war, the colonies signed this proclimatrion that gave the land between the Mississippi River and the Appalachian Mountains to the natives. Rating: 3 -
Stamp Act
The act made by the british that required all colonists to pay tax on every paper item they used. This made the colonists very mad, and pushed them toward the revolution. Rating; 9 -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation between colonists, and a group of off duty British Soldiers. 5 colonists were killed. The colonies called this a massacre and used it as propoganda against the British. Rating: 7 -
Tea Act
The British act that taxed the colonists very heavily on tea. this led to the Boston Tea Party. Rating: 6 -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Mowhawk Indians and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. They did this to protest the tea act. Rating: 6 -
Tea Act
The British put this tax on ta on the colonists to boost British revenue. This was the cause for Boston Tea Party. Rating: 4 -
The Intolerable Acts
The action by the British that was used as punishment for the boston tea party. The three ats issued were; no trial by jury, quartering of british soldiers, and the blockade of the Boston Harbor. This was one of the causes for the first meeting of the Continental Congress. Rating: 9 -
The First Continental Congress.
The Sons of Liberty met in philadelphia to discuss the Intolerable acts. They sent a letter to King George III to repeal them. He refused to do so. Rating:6 -
Lexington and Concord
British soldiers got into a fight with with colonists farmers and militia in Lexington, on the way to Concord. The British believed that the colonists had stockpiled weapons in Concord. They then fought more militia there. This was they first battle of the revolutionary war. Rating: 8 Rating: 8 -
Decleration of Independence
The document written by Thomas Jefferson that declared the United States independence from the British. This document stated that we wanted to be independent, and would fight for it if needed. Which they did. Rating: 10 Rating: 10 -
The Second Continental Congress
The Sons of Liberty met once again to discuss Lexington and Concord. They more importantly elected Thomas Jefferson to lead a comittee in writing the Decleration of Independence. Rating: 9
