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French & Indian War
The French and Indian War was the North American conflict in larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the seven year war. -
Stamp Act of 1765
passed stamp act which sought to raise money to pay for this army through a tax on all legal and official papers and publications circulating in the colonies. -
Sons of Liberty
a well-organized Patriot paramilitary political organization & they remained an active pre- Revolutionary force against the crown -
Townshend Act of 1767
arguing that the British Parliament did not have the right to tax them because they lacked representation in the legislative body -
Boston Massacre
on march 5 1770 seven British solider fired into a crowd of volatile Bostonians killing five wounding another six and angering an entire colony -
Boston Tea Party
to protest British Parliament's tax on a tea no taxation without representation The demonstrators boarded the ships and threw the chests of tea in the boston habor -
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
The Coercive Acts of 1774 known as the Intolerable Acts in the Americans colonies were a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish . -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
The voice turned a colonial revolt against British policy into a fight for political independence Lexington and Concord led many Americans to support the revolution -
battle of bunker Hill
It was one of the bloodiest battle of the American Revolution & The defenders had run out ammunition reducing the battle to close combat. -
Articles of Confederation created
Adopted by the Continental congress on November 15 1777, and ratified by the states in 1781 the Articles of confederation -
Battle of Camden
south Carolina Aug 16 1780 The Battle of Camden was one several devasting defeats suffered by the Americans in the early stages of the British -
Battle of Yorktown
Virginia sep 28 0ct 28 The Battle of Yorktown proved to be the decisive engagement of the American Revolution The British surrender forecast the end of British rule in the colonies -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian WAR/SEVEN years war between Great Britain and France as well as their respective allies -
Constitutional Convention
a convention of delegates from all the states except Rhode island met in Philadelphia Pennsylvanian in may of 1787 known as the constitutional Convention at this meeting -
Great Compromise
when they couldn't decide on how representation should be accounted for in the new country , they decide to accept the great compromise as a solution -
Bill of Rights adopted
Broad public fears that a new national government might run roughshod over individuals & amendments adopted by Congress to the states. By December 15 1791