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Joseph II of Austria
Joseph II was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and he was ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790 and he was at ease with Enlightenment ideas -
Boston Tea Party
Before this event, Colonists had already refused shipments of the company’s tea to dock at the harbors. In this case, Colonists dressed up as Indians sand boarded a British vessel and threw hundreds of chests into the harbor, resulting in a big financial loss for the East India Company -
Intolerable Acts
The British Parliament passed a series of laws called the Intolerable Acts, with the intent to suppress unrest in colonial Boston by closing the port and placing it under martial law. In response, colonial protestors led by a group called the Sons of Liberty issued a call for a boycott. -
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American Revolutionary War
It was initiated by the 13 original colonies in Congress against Great Britain over their objection to Parliaments’s direct taxation and it’s lack of colonial representation. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine calles for independence from Great Britain. What made it popular was the fact that it spoke in plain language, so that everyone can under stand it. -
The Declaration Of Independence
The Declaration Of Independence is a statement adopted by the continental congress, which announced at the 13 American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states -
Joseph II of Austria
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The Constitution
The Constitution of the United States established America’s national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens.
