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French and Indian War
The French and Indian was a war against the French and Indians. Overall the British won the war and gained a lot of territory in North America. Approximately there were eleven thousands deaths in this war. -
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Sons of Liberty
The Sons of liberty were a secret underground group. It was created because of the social and political fallout of the French and Indian war -
Stamp Act of 1765
The Stamp Act was something that the British Parliament passed. It's purpose was to raise money to pay for their army with a tax on all legal and official papers. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an event when 8-9 soldiers started shooting at a crowd. The crowd was verbally harassing and throwing things at them and the crowd had about 300-400 people in it. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a rebellion to the British's Parliament tax on tea. The Sons of Liberty where they threw tea off of a boat to protest. -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
The Battles of Lexington & Concord was what started the American War of Independence. There were 49 killed, 39 wounded, and 5 missing for the Colonist. For the British 73 were killed, 174 were wounded, and 26 were missing. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was against the British army and American Patriots. The Americans were defeated in the Battle of Bunker Hill but showed they could fend for themselves against the British. Intotal, it is estimated that 1504 soldiers were killed. -
Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was against the British and Americans (again). British Forces captured New York City while the Americans had to retreat back to Pennsylvania. -
Battle of Camden
The Battle of Camden was a battle against the British and the Americans. More than 2000 British troops defeated 4000 American troops. -
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Battle of Yorktown
It was a joint Franco-American land and sea campaign. It ended up trapping the British army on a peninsula at Yorktown. -
Treaty of Paris
This was a treaty between the American-Colonies and the Great Britain. It ended the American Revolution and recognized the United States as an independent nation. -
3/5 Compromise
The 3/5 Compromise was a constitutional amendment. It stated that 3 out of 5 slaves were counted when determining a states population. -
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Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convection was originally to revise the league of states and first system of government. The result of the Convection ended up making the Constitution of the United States. -
Great Compromise
The Great Compromise was an agreement during the Constitutional Convection of 1787. It defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the Constitution. -
Bill of Rights adopted
The Bill of Rights are the first 10 amendments added to the Constitution. It tells people about their rights in relation to the government.