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French and Indian War
The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution. -
Sons of Liberty
A secret organization created to advance the rights of the thirteen colonies and fight against British taxation. It played a major role in battling the Stamp Act. -
Stamp act of 1765
The Stamp Act of 1765 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. which it imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required many printed materials in the colonies to be produced on stamped paper. -
Townshend Act of 1767
The British government passed new laws on the american colonies.
These laws introduced new taxes and took away some freedoms from the colonists. -
Boston Massacre
The incident happened on king street and what happened was British soldiers shot and killed 7 people. Also the event was heavily publicized by leading Patriots such as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. -
Boston Tea Party
American colonists were angry at Britain for the Stamp Act and they defied Britain by dumping 342 chests of tea into the harbor. (more info [here]https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party) -
First Continental congress meets
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States. The meeting was about how the colonies could collectively respond to the British government's coercive actions. -
Battles of Lexington and concord
This battle kicked off the american revolutionary war. A confrontation on the Lexington town started off the fighting, and then soon the British were retreating under intense fire. Then the Americans won the battle and the battle of concord proved to the British that the American army was not just a band of unorganized rebels, but an army that deserved respect. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
The Declaration of Independence was a document granting the United States its independence from Great Britain. It was written largely by Thomas Jefferson and was adopted on July 4th, 1776 (more info [here]https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independence) -
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The battle of Yorktown
This battle was considered the last major land battle of the american revolutionary War. The continental Army was led by General Washington and they won the battle against the British army. -
Treaty of Paris signed
The Treaty of Paris, signed in 1783, ended the revolutionary war.
Great Britain officially recognized US independence and ceded most of its territory east of the Mississippi river to the US (more info [here]https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/treaty-of-paris) -
Great compromise
The Great compromise was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States -
Constitution is ratified
The Constitution of the United States was ratified by New Hampshire, which was the ninth state to do so. The first state to ratify was Delaware on December 7, 1787 by a vote of 30-0. -
Bill of rights adopted
Congress went to state Legislatures to proposed amendments to the Constitution. Numbers three through twelve were adopted by the states to become the United States Bill of Rights
