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French and Indian War
The French and Indian war lasted 7 years and, the British where fighting the French and Indians. The French where helping the Indians because they wanted the Indians fur. But at the end of the war the British won and took the French land. -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a secret organization that was created in the Thirteen American Colonies to advance the rights of the European colonists and to fight taxation by the British government. -
Stamp Act of 1765
It was a new tax that required that every American Colonist to pay tax on every piece of paper printed. Such as License, Legal documents, and newspaper. -
Boston massacre
The Boston Massacre, known to the British as the Incident on King Street, was a confrontation on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
Click Here It was the battle that started the Revolution War. On April 18, 1775 hundreds of British soldiers marched from Boston to nearby concord during the night to start the battle. -
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Townshend act of 1776
There was 4 Acts involved in the the Townshend act. All four of the acts were passed by the British Parliament. -
Declaration of Independence Adopted
The declaration of independence was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule. -
Boston Tea Party
Click Here This event was the Americans protesting against the British for putting taxes on Tea. They protested by dressing up like Tomahawks and bording 3 trade ships and dumping tea over aboard. -
Treaty of Paris Signed
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It was a treaty that ended the war against the Great Britain's and the American's. It also established the borders between the 2 country's -
3/5 Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise, an agreement to count three-fifths of a state's slaves in apportioning Representatives, Presidential electors, and direct taxes. -
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The Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention was held to address the problems of the weak central government. -
Great Compromise
It was an agreement between big states and large states regarding how much power they would have, under the United States Constitution. -
Bill of Rights Ratified
The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
