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Enlightenment
It was a movement that emphasized reason over superstition and science over faith. Its a movement that occurred in Europe. -
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French and Indian War
The Indians wanted to have control over their land so they fought. The French wanted to control their area -
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Sons of Liberty
The sons of liberty was made to go against the stamp act. It was a American colonial organization -
Stamp Act of 1765
the stamp act was to make colonist pay taxes on pages of printed paper they used. That also included taxes on newspaper, cards, and more. -
Townshend Act if 1767
The parliament passed the act that put taxes on items like tea, glass, and more. The colonies discouraged the taxes. -
Boston Massacre
7 british soldiers fired into a crowd killing 5 people and wounded others. A mob of people were throwing stones and sticks at the soldiers. -
Boston Tea Party
disguised men boarded on the 3 east India company ships and poured 342 boxes of tea into the water. They did that to protest against taxes -
First Continental Congress Meets
The congress was first met in Philadelphia. Delegates met from the 13 colonies except Georgia -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The battle was named after the highest hill in the area. The battle lasted about 2 hours. -
Battle of Trenton
Its a significant battle because its the first victory the colonials had for a long time. That motivated Washingtons soldiers to keep fighting. -
Battle of Camden
in the war, 800-900 patriots were killed or captured. The Americans lost because they were untrained. -
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Battle of Yorktown
British soldiers fought against the continental army but lost because they were out numbered. The continental army had French allies to help them -
Treaty of Paris
the treaty was signed between the American colonies and Great Britain. It ended the American Revolution and recognized the U.S. as a independent nation. -
The Great Compromise
it was a agreement that the American Government would have 2 houses in congress. It was to ensure representation in the congress. -
Bill of Rights Adopted
in October, Washington sent copied of the 12 amendments to the states. 3/4 of the states approved 10 of them.