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The First Great Awakening
The religious revivals that occurred throughout the colonies that improved status for protestant communities. -
Sugar Act
A tax on sugar that was imposed on the colonies by Britain -
The Boston Tea Party
Protest by Bostonians where they dumped Tea that was imported by the British into the Harbor -
The First Continental Congress
Meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies where they sumbitted a declaration and resolves to British Parliament to address their grievances. -
The Second Continental Congress
The meeting between the delegates of all 13 colonies in which they unites to take up arms against their British oppressors. -
The Declaration of Independence
Jefferson's document drafted as a formal statement of the independence of the colonies from Britian. -
The Articles of Confederation
Considered the first constitution of the United States which allowed the creation of a national government to collect money from the states to fund the war with Britain. -
Battle of Yorktown
The American and French army's victory over the British led by George Washington. It led to the culmination of the American Revolution and peace talks. -
The US Constitution
The document that succeeded the Articles of Confederation and laid the foundation for a stronger central government.
