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Enlightenment
This is a intellectual movement made by Europe where they synthesized ideas about God, reason, nature, and humanity. -
Sons of Liberty
This was a loosely organized political group that was kind of violent and they were used to fighting agaisn't the British taxation. -
Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act of 1765 started when the British needed to station a large army in North America as a consequence, the act required the colonist to pay tax, basically taxing everything in North America. -
Townshend Act of 1767
The Townshend Act was put down to help get involved in governing American colonies, passing the Townshend Act helped with taxes on glass, led, paint, paper -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre happened when 9 British soldiers shot at a crowd of Bostonians/American Colonist that were harassing them by throwing stuff at them, which ended up with 6 being injured and 5 being killed. This happening caused the British propaganda to start which put Britain in a negative light. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an American political protest in December 16 1773, said to be by the sons of liberty in Boston. The Protest was for tax on tea. Quoted "No taxation without representation" the Tea act allowed an East India company to be able to sell to from China to America without being taxed. -
First Continental Congress meet
The congress first meet happened in Philadelphia where 13 colonies met, besides Georgia. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
This Battle took place in Charles Town Massachusetts, which was the first stage of the American revolutionary war, the British was victories in this battle. -
Articles of Confederation created
The Articles of Confederation were created in 1777, this served USA first constitution -
Battle of Camden
Battle that happened at the court house Camden, where British beat the southern colonies in battle. -
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Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown is a battle that happened in York Town Virginia, when the British surrendered to the French and the Constitutional army, which lead to peace in the American revolution. -
Treaty Of Paris
The Treaty Of Paris was a treaty signed by the U.S and the British to end the War Of American Revolution, which this granted America independence and granted the U.S significant Western territory. -
3/5 Compromise
The 3/5 Compromise determined that 3 out of 5 slaves were counted when determining a population for leglaslative representation and taxation. -
Great Compromise
The Great Compromise provided a dual system of congressional representation where each state would be assigned a number of seats in proportion of their population -
Bill of Rights adopted
The Bills of Rights was adopted when President Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments adopted by congress to the states.