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French and Indian War
in 1754 the british governor of Virginia Robert Dinwiddie sent colonial troops to evict the French. dinwiddle entrusted George Washington as commander. Washington defeated a small French force but had to surrender when French counterattacked. washingtons defeat was the start of a seven year war. -
Stamp Act
march 1765 , parliament passed the stamp act taxing on all printed materials ect. The bill intended to raise money from the colonies this was the first time parliament had imposed a direct tax with the colonies. -
Sons of Liberty
colonists violently opposed the stamp act in the months following colonists started to work hand in hand to protest some men formed associations called the sons of liberty to lead powerful protests Samuel adams was their most famous leader -
Townsend Acts
Townshend acts 1773 made to enforce the british empires authority over the colonies by suspending representative assemblies and impose duties to fill royal treasury. -
Boston Massacre
in boston the Massachusetts legislature issued a circular letter denouncing the Townshend duties. the seizure of john hancocks ship set off riots against the customs officers one night in march 1770 a group of colonists hurled snowballs and rocks at british soilders the nervous soilders fired into the crowd killing 5 under leadership of Samuel adams patriots called the killings the boston massacre -
Boston Tea party
the tea boycott worsened financial problems for british east india company to help the company and encourage the colonists to pay the tax parliament passed a law allowing the company to sell directly to the colonists and make it cheaper with the tax. the colonists protested the british were tricking them into paying the tax on the night of December 16, 1773 boston patriots boarded british ships laded with tea and dumped it into the harbor. -
Intolerable acts
the 5 laws making up the coercive acts forced colonists to house british troops extending canadas southern border ect the colonists called these laws the intolerable acts. they rejected the idea british could shut down trade and change colonial government at will. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from each of the 13 colonies except for Georgia was fighting a Native American uprising. They were dependent on the British for military supplies.
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
The intolerable acts were a major cause.
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Second Continental Congress
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson chose the bald eagle as the United States symbol. Led by John Hancock. It was like a government sending ambassadors to foreign countries. -
Declaration Of Independence
John Hancock was the first and only person to sign the Declaration on July 4th. The declaration announced that the 13 colonies at war with the Kingdom of Great Britain would regard themselves as the 13 independent states.
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Battle of Yorktown
Led by George Washington. Americans had a fighting force of approximately 8,800 people who were aided by 7,800 French soldiers against a Britain force of 6,000. -
Treaty of Paris signed
Set boundaries between British empire in North America and the United States ended the American Revolutionary War.
The king acknowledged the United States to be free.
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3/5 compromise
Compromise between Northern and Southern states reached during The Philadelphia Convention of 1787. The south wanted to get as much voice as possible so they fought for the slaves to be counted.
