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French & Indian War
This 7 year long war was fought against The British and The French with their Native American allies. The French only had 60,000 troops plus the Native Americans and The British had 2 million troops plus their Native Americans allies To learn more info -
Stamp Act of 1765
the British Parliament passed the 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 (info)[https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/legislativescrutiny/parliament-and-empire/parliament-and-the-american-colonies-before-1765/the-stamp-act-and-the-american-colonies-1763-67/#:~:text=The%20British%20needed%20to%20station,publications%20circulating%20in%20the%20colonies.] -
Townshend Act of 1767
Parliament passes the Townshend Acts. They bear the name of Charles Townshend Chancellor of the Exchequer who is the chief treasurer of the British Empire in charge of economic and financial matters. To learn more info -
Boston Massacre
seven British soldiers fired into a crowd of volatile Bostonians, killing five, wounding another six, and angering an entire colony.(info)[https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/boston-massacre.htm#:~:text=On%20March%205%2C%201770%2C%20seven,and%20angering%20an%20entire%20colony.] -
Boston Tea Party
To protest British Parliament's tax on tea. "No taxation without representation." The demonstrators boarded the ships and threw the chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. The British government considered the protest an act of treason and responded harshly. -
Intolerable Act
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
It kicked off the American Revolutionary War. Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities particularly in Massachusetts -
Olive Branch Petition sent to England
It was to be sent to the King as a last attempt to prevent formal war from being declared. The Petition emphasized their loyalty to the British crown and emphasized their rights as British citizens. The Congress met according to adjournment. -
Sons of Liberty
A well organized Patriot paramilitary political organization shrouded in secrecy was established to undermine British rule in colonial America and was influential in organizing and carrying out the Boston Tea Party.
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Thomas Paine's Common Sense
A 47-page pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating for independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies -
Declaration of Independence adopted
By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence. -
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Battle of Yorktown
Supported by the French army and navy, Washington's forces defeated Lord Charles Cornwallis' veteran army dug in at Yorktown, Virginia. Victory at Yorktown led directly to the peace negotiations that ended the war in 1783 and gave America its independence. -
3/5 Compromise
It determined that three out of every five slaves were counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation. Before the Civil War, the Three-Fifths Compromise gave a disproportionate representation of slave states in the House of Representatives. -
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Bill of Rights adopted
A joint House and Senate Conference Committee settled remaining disagreements in September. 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.” info