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French & Indian War
A seven year war that was fought in the Ohio river valley. This was fought between Great Britain and France along with some natives -
Stamp act of 1765
It was the means that the British used to pay for their army by taxing anything that they could. -
Townshend Act of 1767
It was the taxation on goods that had been imported to the American colonies. -
Boston Massacre
A confrontation in Boston where British soldiers started shooting into a crowd because the people were verbally harassing them. -
Boston Tea Party
It was a protest, that occurred at Griffin's Warf, in which the colonist dumped 342 chest of tea into the harbor.click here for more -
Intolerable acts(coercive acts)
These acts were passed to punish the colonists for what happened during the Boston tea party. -
Battles of Lexington& Concord
They were the first major battles that initiated the American Revolution. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense published
It is a 47 page book that changed the way Americans viewed Independence. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
It said that the colonies had a right to be free and independent states. -
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Battle of Yorktown
This was the last major battle of the American Revolution.click for more -
Treaty of Paris signed
This treaty ended the American Revolution declaring the United States an independent nation. -
3/5 comrpromise
This decided that 3 out of every 5 slaves would be counted for the states total population for taxation. -
Great Compromise
It established the United States legislative as a divided body. -
Bill of Rights adopted
It is the first ten changes to the law are. These laws grant individuals their freedoms, civil rights, and liberties.