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John Locke
Locke's book, Two Treatises of Government was published -
Charles Montesquieu
He married Jeanne de Lartigue. -
Boston Port
The Boston Port Act was passed. -
John Hancock
Hancock graduated from Harvard University. -
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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War occurred. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was issued. -
Sugar
The Sugar Act was passed. -
Currency
The Currency Act was passed. -
Stamp
The Stamp Act was passed. -
Quartering
The Quartering Act was passed. -
Declaratory
The Declaratory Act was passed. -
Townshend
The Townshend Acts were passed. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre occured. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party occured.
Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard.
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First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress met at Carpenter's Hill in Philadelphia. -
Samuel Adams
Adams was elected to be part of the continental congress. -
Administration of Justice
The Administration of Justice Act was passed. -
Quebec
The Quebec Act was passed. -
Minutemen
The Minutemen were formed in Massachusetts. -
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George and Martha Washington
Martha Washington stayed with George Washington in the camps. -
Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the Revolutionary War. -
Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker hill occured -
Paul Revere
"The Ride of Paul Revere" -
"Give Me Liberty of Give Me Death" Speech
The "Give Me Liberty of Give Me Death" speech was made by Patrick Henry -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress met. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed. -
Hessians
The majority of Hessians were in New York for multiple battles. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence. -
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Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was considered the turning point of the war. -
French Alliance
The French Alliance started -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were adopted -
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Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown won the war for the Americans. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed. -
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Abigail and John Adams
Abigail and John live in Paris and then in London, They are the ambassadors to Great Britain. -
Alexander Hamilton
Appointed the first Secretary of the Treasury in the country. -
US Constitution
The US Constitution was signed -
Massachusetts Government
The Massachusetts Government Act was passed. -
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was made commander of West Point. He purposefully refused things like repairs and other things that would help America.