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French and Indian war
The French and Indian war first started with territory conflicts between the two. The war ended with a treaty that let France keep its West Indian Sugar islands, gave Louisiana to Spain and removing European rivals. -
Boston Massacre
The tension between English Parliament and Boston Colonists was high one day and the British soldiers started firing into a crowd of people. 5 people died as well as 6 injuries. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party was an act against taxes which they had to pay a large amount. In response to the taxes they dumped out supplies of tea which was considered treason. -
Intolerable acts
These were laws passed by the British to the colonies to punish them. It increased tax and increased the military power. -
The battels of Lexington & Concord
The battle on Lexington & Concord was a attempt of taking the guns from the colonist to try to prevent a rebellion. The battle ended with the Americans winning. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was the first major battle during the American Revolution. The battle occurred because the British were sending soldiers to fortify and take control of The Boston Harbor. -
Thomas Paine's Common sense published
Thomas Paine's Common sense was him declaring that all the problems in the colonies was Britain's fault. -
The declarations of Independence Adopted
With this declaration the 13 colonies were given freedom away from the pollical ties of Great Britain. This finally gave the colonies their independence and own will. -
The Battle of Trenton
This was the first significant win for the Colonials in a long while. Washington ambushed the Hessians who were expecting them yet not ready for what was about to happen. The battle lasted 1 hour with 22 hessians died. -
Article of Confederation created
The article limited the power of each state to hold their own diplomacy and policies. The rule lasted from March 1st 1781 to 1789 -
The Battle of Camden
Over 2,000 Soldiers defeated the 4000+ Americans being " The worst Patriot defeat of the American Revolution. Over 900 Americans died and 1000 more were captured. -
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The Battle of Yorktown
In this battle Washingtons army went up against Lord Charles Cornwall's in Yorktown Virginia, The outcome was peace negotiations. -
Treaty of Paris
This was the treaty that ended the American Revolution. This left America an Independent nation. -
The 3/5 Compromise
The 3/5 compromise was an agreement of how slaves would be taxed. Every slave was worth 2/3 a white man and that would be taxed. -
The Great Compromise
The great compromise was made from the promise of a "bicameral legislature composed of the House of Representative and the Senate". It would grant states with representatives.