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French-Indian War (1756-1763)
the french and indian war started in 1756 to 1763 in treaty of paris -
Navigation Acts (1763)
the navigation act was that the british restricted trading with england decreasing the goods -
stamp act 1765
A tax on paper -
Quartering Act
Tax on food or transportation -
Townshend Acts
Tax on goods imported -
Boston Massacre
british fired gun shots and killing people -
Boston Tea Party
american through 1 millions worth of tea over seas -
Intolerable Acts
laws passed by british parliament -
Olive Branch Petition
to prevent war -
Battle of Lexington & Concord
it was the start of the american revolution war where hundred of british troops died -
Common Sense
Paine avoided flowery prose. He wrote in the language of the people often quoting the Bible in his arguments. -
Declaration of Independence
the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain -
Daniel Shays’ Rebellion
led to the drafting of the U.S. Constitution in the summer of 1787 -
Articles of Confederation
Established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain. -
Constitutional Convention
The point of the event was decide how America was going to be governed. Although the Convention had been officially called to revise the existing Articles of Confederation, many delegates had much bigger plans