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French and Indian war
this war was between the French and the British over the Ohio upper river and if it belong to the British and was open for trade or not. yet soon it was ended by the treaty of Paris -
sons of liberty
the sons of liberty where a group of men who protested the British rule. they put together the Boston tea party. not too much is known of them yet they did so much for the people. -
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the stamp act
the stamp act was a tax act that was put in place by the British goverment passes the stamp act that would tax the people for stamps. causing a outrage from the people making the taxation without representation phrase. it was soon ended in the year 1767 -
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Townshend act
the Townshend act was a tax act that the British started as a way to get extra money to pay of their war debts. they taxed things like tea, glass, lead, paint, and paper. this clearly didn't end well. -
boston massacre
seven British soldier fired into a large crowd of people. killing 5, wounding 6, and angering millions -
Boston tea party
the boston tea party was done by 60 people dressed as mohawk Native American. they threw 342 chest of tea into the waters as a protest to the taxation on tea and the perceived monopoly of the East India Company. -
battle for bunker hill
bunker hill was a lost battle but a warning to the British goverment of how dangerous we as American patriots. -
olive branch petition
the olive branch petition was Americas last shot to try and gain independence in a peaceful manor. this sadly didn't work -
common sense by thomas paine.
common sense called out the political, economic, and ideological obstacles to gaining independents yet stood up for the declration -
declaration of independence adopt
the declaration of independence was adopted and set in motion on july 4th. truly starting to put things in motion. -
Battle of yorktown
the battle of Yorktown was a battle between America and the brits. America was going into debt and running low on food while the brits where dealing with the French and Spain. both sides where exhausted. but in the end America outnumbered the brits. leading to 8,589 British deaths and only 389 American lives lost -
paris treaty
The Treaty of Paris was signed by U.S. and British Representatives on September 3, 1783. this ended the war of American revolution -
The constitutional convention
this was a meeting to revise the constitution. it was a long and difficult discussion yet in the end they came up with a solution. -
Constitution is ratified
the Constitution was one of the single most important papers we have. idk what else to say -
bill of rights was adopted
the bill of rights was like a bunch of add on to the constitution that was slowly adopted by every state. it was ratified dec 1791