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Enlightenment
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French & Indian War
The British suffered a series of defeats at the hands of the French and their broad network of Native American alliances.
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Sons of Liberty
The Sons of liberty played a major role in most colonies in battling the Stamp Act in 1765. [Click here if you wanna learn more] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sons_of_Liberty -
Townshend Act
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Boston Massacre
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The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party happened because the American colonists believed Britain was unfairly taxing them to pay for expenses incurred during the French and Indian War. [Click here to learn more] https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/boston-tea-party-facts -
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First Continental Congress Meets
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Battles of Lexington & Concord
the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battle was provoked by Gage who sent people to arrest Hancock & Adams & to steal the Patriots weapons. -
Olive Branch Petition sent to England
Olive Branch Petition was appeased King George the third and prevent the conflict between the British government from escalating into a full blown war.
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Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" Published
A book that was written in plain English that demanded the British give America independence and judged the British Government & Royal Monarchy. -
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Article of Confederation created
The articles of Confederation created a national government composed of a congress, which had the power to declare war,appoint military officers, sign treaties, make alliances, appoint foreign ambassadors, and manage retaliations with Indians.
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Battle of Yorktown
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The Great Compromise
The Great Compromise was an agreement made between large states and small states populations that defined the structure of Congress and the number of representatives each state would have to Congress according to the United States Consitution.
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Bill of Rights
The conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its power, that further declaratory and restrictive cloauses should be added.
[Click here for more] https://www.aclu.org/united-states-bill-rights-first-10-amendments-constitution
