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The American Revolution

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    Enlightenment

    The Enlightenment was a very motivational movement. The whole Atlantic were discussing how they prefer actual scientific knowledge over a gut feeling, vise versa.
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    Sons of Liberty

    The Sons of Liberty were the main group of instigators and provocateurs who used extreme form of civil disobedience. Those included threats and actual violence all to intimidate loyalists and outrage the British government.
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    Stamp Act of 1765

    The Stamp Act of 1765 was passed by the British Parliament to help pay for the British troops. The act required the colonist to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards.
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    Townshend Act of 1767

    The Townshend Act of 1767 helped pay expenses involved in governing the American colonies. The act initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre involved seven British soldiers fired into a crowd of volatile Bostonians. They ended up killing five people, wounding another six, and angering an entire colony.
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    First Continental Congress meets

    Spelled out in the Articles of Association, and after about seven weeks of debates, the group agreed to a boycott of british goods within the colonies as a sign of protest. In addition to the boycott, the Articles called for an end of exports to Great Britain in the following year if the Intolerable Acts weren't repealed.
  • Battles of Lexington & Concord

    Battles of Lexington & Concord
    The Battles of Lexington and Concord, the famous 'shot heard' around the world, marked the start of the American War of Independence.
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill
    The Battle of Bunker Hill were between the American patriots and the superior British Army. The American colonist proved they could hold their own against the British Army.
  • Battle of Trenton

    Battle of Trenton
    After crossing the Delaware River in a treacherous storm, General George Washington's army defeated a garrison of Hessian mercenaries at Trenton.
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    Second Continental Congress meets

    The Second Continental Congress meets was not too long after the war with the British had begun. The Congress voted that George Washington was voted as commander of the Continental Army.
  • Battle of Camden

    Battle of Camden
    The Battle of Camden was the worst Patriot defeat of the American Revolution. More than 2000 British and Loyalist troops under Lt. General Lord Cornwallis met and defeated over 4,000 American troops commanded by the “Hero of Saratoga,” General Horatio Gates.
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    Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown was supported by the French army and navy. There was a victory with Washington's forces as they defeated Lord Charles Cornwallis' veteran army.
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    Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris was when multiple colonies got together and all agreed on stopping the American Revolution. Those Colonies were American colonies and Great Britain.
  • Great Compromise

    Great Compromise
    The Great Compromise promised the creation of a bicameral legislature composed of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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    3/5 Compromise

    The 3/5 Compromise was an agreement between from the Northern and Southern states. At the United States Constitutional Convention that the 3/5 of the enslaved would be counted for, to determine direct taxation.