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French & Indian War
the French & Indian War was a 7 year war -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a loosely organized clandestine, that was violent some times -
Stamp Act of 1765
British Parliament passed an act for granting and applying certain stamp duties in the British Colonies and plantations in America -
Townshend act of 1767
initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea -
Boston Massacre
the Boston Massacre was a confrontation in Boston with British soldiers killed poeple -
The Boston Tea
The Boston Tea Party was a protest on December 16 1773, by the sons of liberty -
Battle of Bunker Hill
the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17 1775
the first major battle on the war -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
the first major military campaign of the American Revolutionary War -
Battle of Trenton
small but pivotal American Revolutionary War -
Articles of Confederation created
The Articles of Confederation where adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15 1777 -
Battle of Camden
major victory for the British in the Southern theatre of the American Revolutionary War -
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Battle of Yorktown
the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in North America -
Treaty of Paris
the Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3rd ending the war or the American Revolution -
Great compromise
an agreement reached during the constitutional convention of 1787 -
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Bill of Rights adopted
on October 2, 1789 president Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments adopted by Congress to the states by December 15, 1791 three-fourths of the states had ratified 10 of these, now known as the Bill of Rights