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Enlightenment
European politics, philosophy, science and communications were radically reoriented as part of a movement referred to by its participants as the Age of Reason, or simply the Enlightenment. -
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French and Indian war
North American problem in a larger war between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Year War. -
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The sons of liberty
They made publications cutting off the dead of the British troops as murderers and calling for their removal. They also where involved in the Boston Tea Party -
The stamp act
required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents -
Townshend Act of 1767
To help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts -
The Boston Tea Party
A of disguised men boarded the three East India Company ships. They dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. They were all trying to hide there true identities. -
Second Continental Congress meets
The Second Continental Congress met inside Independence Hall it was a month after shots had been fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. -
The battle of Trenton
in one hour the Continental Army got 900 Hessian officers and soldiers and large supply of muskets, bayonets, swords, and cannons. -
Articles of Confederation created
The Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Continental Congress. This document served as the United States first constitution. -
Battle of Camden
Revolutionary War Battle of Camden, South Carolina, pitted American forces. The Battle of Camden was the worst Patriot defeat of the American Revolution. -
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battle of yorktown
British troops surrendered to the Continental Army and their French allies. This last major land battle of the American Revolution. -
Treaty of Paris
This ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation. -
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Constitutional Convention
They had this to talk about the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation. -
3/5 Compromise
for every five slaves in a state, three would be included in the population census determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives. -
Bill of Rights adopted
The basic rights it guarantees to religion, speech, press, privacy and more. It won over states