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A movement that focused mainly on freedom of speech and religious tolerance.
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A war between the French and the Indians to determine the territory in North America. It ended with the signing of the treaty of Paris. -
A large group of American colonists that did not agree with the new British rule. Their activities helped lead the colonies into the American Revolution -
An act made to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the seven years war. It required people to pay a tax on items and was represented by a special stamp. -
The British taxed goods imported to the American colonies. The Americans saw this as an abuse of power
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A fight between a Patriot mob throwing objects at a small squad of 9 British soldiers. The soldiers shot and killed 5 people in the crowd
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A political protest by the sons of liberty in Boston. The Americans dumped tons of British tea into the harbor to protest the tax on tea
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A series of laws were passed by the British after the Boston Tea Party. The laws were aimed mainly toward Massachusetts colonists for their part in the Tea Party protest.
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The last major battle of the American Revolution. It was also the start of a new nation's independence.
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A treaty was signed by the American colonies and Great Britain to end the American revolution. With this, the United States was recognized as an Independent Nation
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An agreement between the large and small U.S. states. Every state could have 2 senators and congressmen were determined by the states population -
A agreement between the north and the south. For every slave, they were to be counted as 3/5 of a person for taxing purposes
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The point of this convention was to decide how America was going to be governed. Many delegates had much bigger plans than to revise the existing Articles of the Confederation.
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Protects freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to keep and bear arms. It also prohibits unreasonable search, and unusual punishment
