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The Enlightenment
Intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries with global effect click here for link -
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French and Indian War
The 7 year war lasted from 1756 to 1763, the war of began whether the Ohio valley river was part of the British empire click her for links -
Townshend Act of 1767
This act helps British empire pay the expenses involved in governing the american colonies. Glass, lead, and tea are a couple of things that had initiated tax link here -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation in Boston on March 5, 1770, in which a group of nine British soldiers shot five people out of a crowd of three or four hundred who were abusing them verbally and throwing various missiles -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773 -
Sons of Liberty
The sons of liberty where in the Boston tea party ,Most famous for their role in the Boston Tea Party, the Sons of Liberty used grassroots activism to push back against British rule. -
Olive Branch Petition
Olive branch was a final attempt by colonists to avoid going to war with Britain. A delegate from Pennsylvania, John Dickinson wrote the final draft. -
Thomas Paine's Common Senseth
Paine insisted that British rule was responsible for every problem in colonial society. -
Articles of Confederation Created
The Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777. This document served as the United States' first constitution. It was in force from March 1, 1781, until 1789 when the present-day Constitution went into effect. -
Battle of Yorktown
The outcome in Yorktown, Virginia marked the conclusion of the last major battle of the American Revolution and the start of a new nation's independence. It also cemented Washington's reputation as a great leader and eventual election as first president of the United States. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years War. France gave up all its territories in mainland North America. -
3/5 Compromise
Three-fifths compromise, compromise agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States Constitutional Convention.(1787) that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives -
Great Compromise
It was a agreement made between large and small US states. Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth provided a system of congressional representational. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It spells out Americans' rights in relation to their government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual—like freedom of speech, press, and religion.
