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The French Indian war was when British and the Americans got into a battle for 7 years. The battle took place at the Ohio river and it was a fierce battle for the control over the river. British soldiers were too much to handle for the Americans and the Brits won and got the Ohio river in 1763.
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British laws that put taxes on goods. Such as tea paper and paint. This gave the brits more control over the colony. -
The Boston massacre was a deadly riot in 1770 when British soldiers fired into a crowed of innocent protesters. They were protesting the Townshend Acts which taxed on British goods such as glass paint and paper. This massacre was a big push for Americans to revolt and start a revolution. -
The Boston tea party was when Americans defended against British rule. The British forced rule changes with taxing and Americans were saying they were not going to pay. So that led to Americans protesting and dumping 342 chest of tea into the ocean. -
The Intolerable was passed by the British in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party and other acts by the American colonists. The acts were passed between March and June of 1774, with the first act, the Boston Port Act, being passed on March 31st. -
The battle of Bunker was a very important battle to the Americans because it pressured the British. Because the British suffered heavy causalities due to the relentless pursuit by the Americans. This battle was important even though the Brits technically won but they had heavy loss. -
The Declaration of independence was adopted July 4th 1776. This is way we celebrate on that day this declaration lead Americans to be free form the British. The declaration was made to be change so generations can change it to make it better. -
The battle of Trenton was a very important battle that General Washington led. The battle was cold battle and 22 men died and 83 men wounded. After a long Furse battle the Americans ran the Brits out. -
This battle was when the British started targeting Southern campaigns. When the British showed up to take the land they had 2,200 men and the Americans had 4,000 but sadly the Americans lost due to not being lead well. -
The Battle of Yorktown is the battle to siege Yorktown in Virginia. The Americans and Brits Faught on land and the Americans had sea help from French navel boats. After a month of fighting General Charles Cornwallis surrendered to the American and French forces led by General George Washington.
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The Treaty of Paris is the several peace treaties signed in Paris but it mostly is the treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War in 1783. This treaty recognized the United States as an independent nation and made its boundaries. To separate it from the British or any other Nation to take land from them. -
The Constitutional Convention, held in Philadelphia in 1787, was a event in American history. from twelve of the thirteen original states convened to address the shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first governing document. The resulting Constitution established a new framework for the federal government. -
The 3/5 Compromise was a deal during the 1787 Constitutional Convention where enslaved people were counted as three-fifths of a person for taxing. This agreement help Southern states, giving them more political power in the House of Representatives and Electoral College despite the fact that enslaved people were not granted the right to vote. -
The U.S. Constitution was changed which means it was adopted and approved. New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it. This lead to the constitution becoming the rules of America. -
The bill of rights a bill that tells about Americans writes to freedom. This was written in 1789 but the houses did not agree on the bill. Until George Washington adopted it into the American system and he changed it too 10.