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Enlightenment Age
The enlightenment was an intellectual movement started in Europe. The enlightenment is considered to end ith the French revolution. Bibliography:
New World Encyclopedia. (2016). Age of enlightenment. Retrieved on August 20th 2017 from http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Age_of_Enlightenment -
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Seven Years War
It was a war between the French and Great Britain in North America. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains, but the disputes about frontiers and the war’s expenses led to colonial discontent. Bibliography:
United States Department of State. (w/d). French and Indian War/Seven Years’ War, 1754–63. Retrieved on August 20th 2017 from https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/french-indian-war -
The Stamp Act
The British collected taxes on items made of paper such as legal documents, newspapers, and even playing cards. This made many colonists unhappy. Bibliography:
Anonymous. (w/d) Declaration of independence: 1776. Retrieved on August 20th 2017 from https://bensguide.gpo.gov/m-declaration-of-independence-1776 -
The Townshed Acts
These were a series of acts that involved taxing the colonies to raise revenue for Great Britain. These acts also made the colonists unhappy with Britain Bibliography:
Anonymous. (w/d) Declaration of independence: 1776. Retrieved on August 20th 2017 from https://bensguide.gpo.gov/m-declaration-of-independence-1776 -
The Boston Tea Party
American people boarded a British ship full of tea and threw all the tea off the ship into Boston Harbor. This was considered as a protest against taxation and the lack of government participation the 13 colonies had Bibliography:
Anonymous. (w/d) Declaration of independence: 1776. Retrieved on August 20th 2017 from https://bensguide.gpo.gov/m-declaration-of-independence-1776 -
First Continental Congress
The first Continental Congress was held in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, all of the colonies except Georgia sent delegates in order to stablish and defend colonial rights. Bibliography:
Anonymous. (July 4 1995). First Continental Congress. Retrieved on August 20th 2017 from http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/congress.html -
Second Continental Congress
The second continental congress was also held in Phildelphia shortly after the Independence war had begun. The declaration of independence was stablished in this congress Bibliography:
Khan Academy. (w/d). The second continental congress. Retrieved on August 20th, 2017 from https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-history/period-3/apush-the-american-revolution/a/the-second-continental-congress -
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Independence War
War began on April 19, 1775 with the battles of Lexington and Concord. The conflict lasted a total of seven years, with the major American victory at Yorktown. Bibliography:
Anonymous. (2017). American Revolution - FAQs. Retrieved on August 20th 2017 from https://www.civilwar.org/learn/articles/american-revolution-faqs -
Declaration of Independence
The declaration of Independence its a document that marked an official step taken by the American colonies towards the independence from the British.
The Declaration of Independence was first written by Thomas Jefferson. Bibliography:
Anonymous. (w/d) Declaration of independence: 1776. Retrieved on August 20th 2017 from https://bensguide.gpo.gov/m-declaration-of-independence-1776 -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty, signed between the American colonies and Great Britain, ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation.The treaty is named for the city in which it was negotiated and signed. Bibliography:
Anonymous. (w/d) Treaty of Paris (1783). Retrieved on August 20th 2017 from https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=6
