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Enlightenment
The enlightenment was a movement in the 17-18th century. It was ideas of God or religion, reason, nature, and humanity. -
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French & Indian War
The French and Indian war began because they were fighting if the upper River valley was part of British empire. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was when there was a street fight between colonists and the British soldiers. This happened between "patriot" mob, the colonists were throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a event when the Sons of liberty disguised and dressed up as Indigenous Americans, boarded the three East India company ships ships and dumped hundreds of tea into the Boston harbor. -
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Battles of Lexington & Concord
The colonists in Massacusetts fought the British authority, outnumbering the Redcoats. They then on earned their independence. -
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First Continental Congress meets
The American colonial coordinated their resistance to rule during the first two years of the American revolution. -
Sons of Liberty
The sons of Liberty was formed to advance the rigjts of the colonists and for them to fight the taxation of the British government. -
Battle of Trenton
Washington had defeated garrison of hessian before withdrawing. The battle of Trenton was to keep the colonists in the American revolution from failing completely. -
Articles of Confederation created
The article was to show the functions of the national government of the united states when they declared the independence. -
Battle of Camden
A victory for the British during the American Revolutionary war. More than 2000 British defeated the 4000 American troops. -
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Battle of Yorktown
The peace that ended the war in 1783 and gave America its independence. -
Treaty of Paris
It was a treaty between the American colonies and Great Britain. The agreement ended the War of the American Revolution, the U.S. got independence and the western territoy. -
3/5 Compromise
It was when three out of five slaves were counted determining the states total population for taxation ad legislative representation. -
Constitution is ratified
it was a ratifying convention in each state. -
Great Compromise
It was an agreement between the small and large states. It addressed the topics of the legislative branch.