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Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was the root of ideas of the American Revolution. It was a movement based on "freedom of speech, equality, freedom of press, and religious tolerance." -
French and Indian War
This war started over a conflict between the French and British and and who had control over the Ohio River Valley. France had help from the native Indians and they fought the British. The French lost and Great Britain receives an enormous territorial gain in North America. -
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Stamp Act
Great Britain imposed direct taxes on the British colonies in America. The tax was supposed to pay and provide for the British troops that were stationed in American colonies after the French and Indian War. -
Boston Massacre
A confrontation where British soldiers shot and killed people after being harassed in a mob in Boston.5 people died in total. This only made tensions between soldiers and civilians worse. [https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacre] -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest held by the Sons of Liberty. People were outraged by the British for imposing "taxation with representation." Frustrated American colonists dropped 342 crates of tea into the harbor. [https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party] -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first military fight of the American Revolutionary war. These battles were fought because the British commander in Boston heard that there was gunpowder and weapons being kept by patriots in Lexington and Concord. -
Thomas Paine's common sense published
(www.ushistory.org/paine/commonsense/)
Common Sense argued two main points. It argued for independence from England and the creation of the democratic republic. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
By issuing the Declaration of Independence, the colonies severed their connections with Great Britain. The Declaration clarified the colonists reasons for seeking independence. -
Articles of Confederation created
(https://history.state.gov/milestones/1776-1783/articles)
This was the original Constitution of the United States. It explained how the national government of the United states worked after it gained independence from Great Britain. -
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Battle of Yorktown
This was the last war in the American Revolution. As French and American forces trapped the British, Cornwallis surrendered. -
Treaty of Paris signed
The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian war. In the Treaty, France gave up all it's territories in North America, ending any threat to Great Britain. -
Great Compromise
An agreement the states reached about their structure and representation they each would have under the Constitution. -
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The United States Constitutional Convention
This was a meeting held to write a new constitution and revise the old one. Members would get elected by popular vote -
The Constitution is Ratified
The constitution creates a national government including a judicial, legislative, and executive branch. It separates power between the government and the states. -
Bill of Rights adopted
The amendments are many prohibitions of government power. This was a response to many complaints from several states.
