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The Great Awakening and Enlightment
The Great Awakening was a religious movement that stated inner religious emotion was important. the Enlightment was a movement that empasized the use of reason to obtain knowledge. -
The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a war which decided which nation would control the northern and eastern parts of America in the end the British won the war. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris is a treaty that ended the French and Indian War -
Proclomation of 1763
The Proclomation of 1763 was issued by british forbiding colonists to settle west of the Appalachine mountians. -
Sugar Act
A act that put tax on sugar,mollases and other products and a strict punishment for smugling goods. -
The Stamp Act
A act that placed Parliament which made every thing on it have a stamp to show it was paid for. -
Townshead Acts
This act was passed by Parliament. The first act suspected new York until they provided housing for there troops.The second act placed taxes on goods brought into the colonies like paper,glass,paint,lead and tea.To make sure the acts were fallowed they used the wrists of assistance. -
Boston Massacre
the first bullet was hot off from the red coats causing a fight and later on they were arested five people were killed including Crisopus Atticus. -
Boston Tea Party
Organized by the Sons of Liberty, men on that night got on ships in the Boston Harbor and destroyed chests of tea. -
Intolerable Acts
The British were trying to make a tighter control on the colonies. -
George Wahington
Commander of the continental army. -
Second Continental Congress
When Ethan Allen and Benerdict Arnold lead a succesful attack on fort Ticonderoga. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Two battle spots of the battles between Lexington and Concord -
Common Sense
A phamplet writen by Thomas Paine and favored Americans Independence -
Declartion of Independence
The core idea that people have individual rightsthat goverment can not take away. -
American Reveloution
A war between Britian and the Colonies -
Battle of Trenton
When General George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River to attack Hessian soldiers stationed in Trenton. -
Battle of Saratoga
The turning point in the American Revolution -
Valley Forge
Where Wshington took his troops where they lacked survival supplies. -
Articles of Confederation
The first written constitution of the United States. -
Fredrich Von Seuben and Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette a french man who voluntered in Washingtons army. -
Lord Conwallis
A helper in Georges army -
Shays Rebellion
A anti tax rebellion by farmers. -
James Madision
One of the leaders of the constitutional convection -
Battle of Yorktown
Most important battle in the war. -
Great Compromise
Compromise made by the constitutional convection in which states would have equal representation. -
Federalists and Antifederalists
Supporters of the constitution were fedarlists anti fedralists were people who were against the constituition. -
Treaty of Paris
It ended the Revolutionary war and included six terms and conditions. -
Bill of Rights
the first admentment to protect individual rights. -
Constitution
The day New Hampshire aggred making it a legal document.
