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French & Indian war
There was serious argument over control of the Ohio River Valley because the French and British wanted to expand their settlements in the area. After 7 years of fighting the British won the war and also won the land. https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/french-and-indian-war -
Stamp Act
Purpose was to raise revenue for the British Empire through taxation of colonial printed materials. In result colonist refused to use the stamps, they harassed colonial stamp distributors, and rioted.
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Sons of Liberty
This is a colonial protest group that was created by Samuel Adams, in Boston, Massachusetts 1765. A small secret group with the motto "No Taxation, without Representation" was made existed to create the spark of rebellion in the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
Group of colonists hurled snowballs and rocks at British soldiers guarding the customs house. The soldiers fired into the crowd, killing five colonist. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonist protested that the British were trying to trick them into paying taxes. Boston Patriots boarded three british ships laden with tea and dumped all the tea into the harbor. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from every colony except Georgia met in Philadelphia to announce a boycott so parliament will withdraw the coercive act. -
Intolerable Act
The purpose was to punish the colonies for their act of defiance. In result colonist had started assaulting anyone who accepted an office under the governor. Led to the first continental congress -
Battle of Lexington & Concard
. The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. These were all fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present day Arlington), and a small town near Boston named Cambridge -
Olive Branch Petition sent to England
This was caused because of the revolutionary war and letter was wrote to the king of England the letter stated clearly that many times that the colonists were loyal to the King and guaranteed that they were not seeking independence. The letter was hand sent by Richard Penn but the king of England did not accept it -
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Articles of Confederation created
It was the first Constitution for the new nation which gave the states more power than the central government. It was made to prevent a monarchy like the colonies who had experienced with Great Britain before the US won its independence -
Surrender at Yorktown
A French Fleet came and helped Washington. Cornwallis surrendered with his army of 8,000 after they got trapped by land and sea. -
Treaty of Paris signed
Recognized American independence and granted generous boundaries to the United States. After the negotiation Franklin secured more territory than the patriots -
3/5 compromise
agreement between Southern and Northern states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 (in Philadelphia).Only 3/5 of the slave population was counted for the purpose of taxation and representation in Congress. -
Bill of Rights adopted
The Bill of Rights is the name for the first 10 amendments created by George Mason to protect the civil liberties of American citizens and keep the government from overusing power
