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The Great Awakening was religous revival. People wanted greater religous expression, which would allow them to have a better connection with their personal religon. -
The Seven Years' War was a conflict in Europe, but the war altered the American landscape. It put an end to French colonial aspirations and expanded British territory. It ended in 1763. -
The Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years' War, it was a comprimise between both sides. It reshaped many territiories in America. -
The British passed the Stamp Act to aid them in paying off war debts from the French and Indian War. -
The Boston Massacre was when British soldiers killed 5 colonists due to tensions over British taxes and soldiers presence. -
The Tea Act let the British sell tea in America without taxes, the colonisits did not agree with this doing. They protested by dumping tea into Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party. -
The American Revolution was the conflict between the 13 colonies and Britain, America wanted independence from the British rule. -
The Declaration of Independence was a signed document that declared freedom from the British rule. -
George Washington was the 1st president elected in the U.S. He was chosen to lead during the Revolutionary War. -
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin to make processing cotton easier.