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Enlightenment
Philosophy movement inserting ideas of god in the west. this effected art and politics
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French and Indian war
7 year war between the French and the British. Conflict cause by the French settling on the Ohio River Valley.
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Stamp Act of 1765
A way to raise money for their troops by raising tax on American colonies.
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Boston Massacre
Seven British soldiers fired into a crowd killing 5 and wounding 6. The crowd threw rocks and broken glass bottles -
Boston Tea Party
The colonists opposed British taxation without representation, and demonstrated this by throwing Britain’s retaliatory punitive measures galvanized other colonies to come to the aid of Massachusetts, and the American Revolution was on its way.
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Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
Were a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the Massachusetts Bay Colony for the Boston Tea Party. The force the colonies to return to their place of origin and prohibit trade to the colonists. click here to learn more -
First Continental Congress Meeting
Delegates from each of the 13 colonies except Georgia met in Philadelphia. Here they adopted the Articles of Association.
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
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Second Continental Congress meets
Was a group of leaders who worked to create the Declaration of Independence. Established a Continental army and elected George Washington as Commander-in-Chief Click here to learn more -
Olive Brach Petition sent to England
Letter written by the Second Continental Congress sent to King George III of Great Britain in a last attempt at reconciliation. The king refused to receive the request and the colonies declared independence a year later.Click here to learn more -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense published
Thomas Paine's wrote common sense to defend the main principles in Great Britain. Challenging the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy by transforming a colonial dispute into the American Revolution. click for more info -
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Battle of Yorktown
The British surrendered birthing the new nation
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Treaty of Paris signed
The Treaty of Paris signed on September 3, 1783, between the American colonies and Great Britain, ending the American Revolution and establishing the United States as an independent nation. Click here for learn more -
3/5 Compromise
Only 3 out of 5 slaves were counted when counting a states population for taxing.
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Great Compromise
In 1787 the great compromise helped resolve a conflict regarding state representation under the new Constitution. Helping to implement Congress, the Senate and the House of Representatives