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Enlightenment
he ideas of the ancient Greek philosophers, the Renaissance, and the scientific revolution of the late Middle Ages -
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French and Indian war
To have control over their own land so they can protect their future. They both wanted to have the Upper Ohio River Valley. -
Stamp act of 1765
They wanted to raise money for an army. It required colonists to pay taxes on every page of printed paper they used. -
Sons of Liberty
The sons of liberty happened so they could advance the rights of the colonist and so they could fight taxation by the British government. -
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Townshend act of 1767
The Townshend act was to help pay off expenses. It initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea -
Boston Massacre
7 British soldiers fired into a crowd of volatile Bostonians. They killed 5 people, wounded 6, and angered a whole colony. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was to protest "No taxation without representation". They took tea and threw it in Boston Harbor. -
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Intolerable Acts
a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
This led many Americans to support the revolution. The first military clashes of the American Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
They fought during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. They named the battle after someone who was involved in it. -
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Battle of Trenton
boosted the morale of the American troops. George Washington's army defeated a garrison of Hessian mercenaries at Trenton -
Battle of Camden
t was the worst American defeat in the field and left the British in temporary control of the southern colonies. Camden became an important stronghold for the British in South Carolina. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris ended the revolution. It also formally recognized the United States as an independent nation. -
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Constitutional Convention
A convention of delegates from all the states except Rhode Island met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The delegates shuttered the windows of the State House and swore secrecy so they could speak freely. -
Constitution is ratified
Ratification by 9 of the 13 states enacted the new government. It is to approve or enact a legally binding act that would not otherwise be binding in the absence of such approval.