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1773 BCE
Boston tea party
-Was a political protest made by the american colonist in Boston, Massachusetts.
- they were against the tea tax that the british goverment imposed.
- they wanted equality on the pay of taxes
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Period: 1550 to
Scientific Revolution
- Was a scientific, mathematical and political movement that wanted to discover new things but without being related with the church.
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Period: 1550 to
Enlightenment
-Was a intelectual and social movement.
- they wanted to emphasized the use of reason, individualism and freedom.
- the main ideas of enligthenment were hapiness, reason, nature, progress and liberty -
Glorious Revolution
- Joseph II dindt have an open minde on freedom. -William and Mary became England kings by accepting the invitation of the england peasents.
- The bill of rigths started
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Enlightenment Absolutism
Monarchs tried to use the enlightment idea but also the wanted to have power. They allowed some enligthtenment ideas like freedom and religion toleration. -
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Seven years war
- It was a war of Great Britain and prussia vs France, Austria, Russia
- Austria wanted back the province of Silesia
- France and England were figthing to know who was going to become the owner of Ohio.
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Stamp act
- The british parlament imposed a new tax to the american colonist on every piece of paper they printed.( legal documents, newspapers, etc)
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American revolution
- British colonist in America rebelled against the rule of Great Britain. -They wanted freedom and became an independent country.
- France entered to support the colonist.
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First continental congress
- the main purpose was to create a plann to join great britain and the colonies but this idea was rejected.
- Was an congress made by delegates 12 or 13 britis colonies
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Second Continental Congress
- It was founded becuase the first continental congress. -This had had the purpose of making a military force.
- this congress was made by 56 delegates
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USA Declaration of Independence
- Was a document of the second continental congress expressing why they wanted to be free of british rule.
- Its part of usa democracy because it contains the ideals or goals of the nation.
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Treaty of Paris recognized American Independence
- The american revolutionary war was formally ended
- The Great britain empire was destroyed
- U.S boundaries were established
