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French and Indian War
The war was over whether the Ohio river valley was a part of the British Empire. The War ended in a win for the British. -
Stamp Act of 1765
This act made all colonists forced to pay taxes for any printed paper. This also including paying taxes on playing cards, dice and all news papers. -
Boston Massacre
Crispus Attucks was the first person to be killed in the Boston Massacre. The massacre happened due to tension between Boston Colonists and English Parliament. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an event that protested to have no tax's on tea for the British. 342 Chests of tea were dumped into the Boston Harbor -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and concord ended with an American victory. 49 Americans were killed, 39 were wounded and 5 were missing and captured. Overall between the American and British 393 were killed. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The battle ended in a British victory. Though the British won they faced many challenges and lost many soldiers. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Thomas Paine's common sense is a 47 page pamphlet where he hoped to persuade colonists to break away from the British rule. Thomas's first real success in his life. -
Declaration of Independence Adopted
The congress approved of the finals words in the Declaration on July 4th. The point of the declaration is to create a new country -
Battle of Trenton
In about an hours time the Continental Army captured 900 officers. In that time they also collected muskets swords and cannons. -
Battle of Camden
This battle was a huge victory for the British. America did not have very good strategies. -
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Battle of Yorktown
The aftermath of the battle killed 389 Americans and 8589 British. The Americans had created a password for when they knew it was time to attack, their password was Rochambeau. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty ended the American Revolution War. The treaty also recognized the United States as an independent nation. -
3/5 compromise
The compromise made it so that 3/5 slaves were counted in the states final population. This compromise was made during the Constitutional Convention -
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Constitutional Convention
The convention was used to discuss the problems of the frail government, and create a new constitution. Out of the 55 delegates only 39 signed the constitution. -
Great Compromise
The Great Compromise is an agreement that was made during the constitutional convention. The Compromise defines the legislative structure.