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Age of Enlightenment
Was a Philosophical movement that took place mainly in Europe, but later in North America. Characteristics were the rise of concepts such as reason, liberty and scientific method. -
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French and Indian War
Learn More Here It was also know as the 7 year war and it helped marked the long imperial struggle between the British and France -
Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act was passed by the British parliament on march 22 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colony's. -
Sons Of Liberty Form
A organized paramilitary political organization shrouded in secrecy. The Sons of Liberty was made to undermine British rule. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest. American colonies threw 342 chest of tea of the boat. -
First Continental Congress Meet.
All the colonies sent people who were elected. Where they were determined to show Britain a combined authority. -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
The 1st military engagement of the American Revolutionary War. This marked the outbreak of Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in America. -
Second Continental Congress meets
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates for the 13 colonies. They then started meeting on May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania soon after the American Revolutionary War had begun. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense published.
Was a Pamphlet that advocated for independence from Britain. He made this to encourage common people in the colonies to fight for a new government. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
The United States Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House. That is now known as the Independence Hall. -
Articles of Confederation created.
Click here to learn moreCreated a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government. This left most of the power up to the individual states governments -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was also known as the Siege of Yorktown. American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington.. -
Treaty of Paris signed
The Treaty of Paris signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain. Representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783 ended the American Revolutionary War. -
Great Compromise
Click here to learn more It was an agreement between larger and smaller states regarding how much power each state would have under the United States Constitution. -
3/5 Compromise
All of the compromise on which the Constitution rested perhaps the most controversial was the Three-Fifths Compromise. An agreement to count three-fifths of a state's slaves in apportioning Representatives, -
Constitution is retified
The United States adopted 12 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. They sent them to the states for Ratification. Ten of these amendments were ratified.
