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Sugar Act
Parliament passed the Sugar Act, taxing sugar and coffee. -
Stamp Act
Parliament passed the Stamp Act, taxing paper products: newspapers, playing cards, etc. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers opened fire on a crowd, 5 people died. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists hurled a cargo of British tea into the harbor to protest a tax on tea -
American Revolution
Tensions between colonist and Britain finally erupted into war at; The Battle of Lexington and Concord. -
Declaration of Independence
Second Continental Congress met and voted to declare independence in Britain.
3 ways it reflects Enlightenment:
- Idea that all people are entitled to certain rights just by virtue of being human.
- The belief that a government's legitimacy comes from the consent of the governed.
- Incorporates the Enlightenment idea that a government's main purpose is to protect the rights of the people. -
Battle of Saratoga
Turning point in the Revolutionary War.
5,895 British and Hessian troops surrendered their arms. -
British surrender at Yorktown, VA
General Cornwallis brought 8,000 British troops to Yorktown. British General, Charles Cornwallis,surrendered his troops in Yorktown, Virginia. -
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Constitutional Convention
It's official purpose was to amend the Articles of Confederation. -
Ratification of the U.S. Constitution
A process to approve or reject the Constitution.
Reject= wants the articles of confed. to continue
