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The French and Indian war began over the specific issue in whether the upper Ohio River valley was apart of the British empire. The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended in with the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
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The Stamp Act of 1765 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that forced a direct tax on British colonies. -
The Sons of Liberty was influential in organizing the Boston Tea Party and was established to erode the British rule in colonial America. The Boston and New York chapters were established around the same time for the Sons of LIberty.
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The Townshend Acts were a series of four British acts of Parliament passed in 1767. These acts were named after the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Charles Townshend, who proposed the program. -
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. -
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty that occurred in Boston, Massachusetts.
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The Intolerable Acts were a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston tea party. -
The battles of Lexington and Concord had marked the beginning of the American Revolution. There had been tensions built between the residents of 13 American colonies for many years. -
The Olive Branch petition was adopted by Congress, to be sent to the King as a last attempt to prevent formal war from being declared. -
The signing of the Declaration of Independence occurred at the Pennsylvania State House, Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
The Articles of Confederation was an agreement among 13 states of the United States of America. This served as its first constitution and was approved by the Second Continental Congress after debating.
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The Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia, shortly after the war with the British had begun. -
The Great Compromise settled matter of representation in the federal government. -
The Bill of Rights were adopted by the new United States of America to become the U.S. Bill of Rights. They were designed to protect the basic rights of U.S. citizens and guarantee the freedom of speech, press, assembly, and religion.