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The enlightenment was the root of the ideas for the American Revolution. It was mostly focused around freedom of speech, equality, freedom of press, and religious tolerance
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The French and Indian war was fought over land between Great Britian and France. The land they were fighting over was the Ohio River Valley, and the British won. This war is also known as the Seven Year War.
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The Sons of Liberty were a political group in Colonial America. They formed in 1765 and evaporated in 1776, about 11 years running. The Sons of Liberty would use an extreme form of civil disobedience—threats, and in some cases actual violence—to intimidate loyalists and outrage the British government.
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The British passed the Stamp Act to help pay their troops. -
The Boston Massacre started when 5 American colonists were killed by British soldiers. The Boston Massacre can be called many things, a street fight, a riot, and a failed attempt at justice.
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The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by Colonists against the British Empire. The british taxed many things including Tea, hints the name. The colonists were protesting this tax on Tea by dumping 342 chests of tea.
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A series of 4 laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony. -
The battles of Lexington & Concord was the "shot heard around the world." It was also the start of the American war of Independence.
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The purpose of the Olive Branch Petition was to appease King George III and prevent the conflict between the colonies and the British government from escalating into a full blown war. -
The declaration of independence was a successful attempt by American colonists to become free. It was addressed to the British empire, and as of the Fourth of July, we were free from their taxes and unfairness! -
The Treaty of Paris ended the 7 year war. -
The 3/5 increased the power of slave holding states
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The Great Compromise provided a dual system of congressional representation. It evenly divided the power between the lower house, which is the house of representatives, and the upper house, which is the senate. -
The Great Compromise was a federal legislature that used a system of representation