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This conflict was between Great Britain and France. It was also known as the seven year war in Europe. Britain won the war resulting in France losing all of its north american territory.
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British law that taxed all printed materials in the American colonies. Colonists were upset because they had no parliments to speak for them. Their protests and boycotts helped get the act repealed the next year.
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It started in 1765 after the british paraliment passed the stamp act in March of that year. They wanted to fight unfair british laws and protect the rights of american colonists. -
When British soldiers fired into crowds of colonists in Boston killing 5 people. Tensions were growing due to british military presence and colonial presentment. The event was known world wide by colonial leaders as a brutal attack. -
Laws passed by British is 1774. They were to punish American colonists after the Boston tea party. They closed Boston port and took away self government in Massacusetts. Colonists didn't like this and its part of the cause of the American Revolution. -
This battle only lasted 15- 20 mins in the early morning. British forces marched to concord facing intense fire during retreat back to boston. It was short but it -
They first met on May 10th 1775, in Philadelphia. It was formed soon after the battles of Lexington and Conrad. This Congress managed the Revolutionary war and then approved the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
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Someone sent Olive Branch to England to make peace. They were trying to say they wanted to stop fighting and make peace. They wanted to end conflict and move forward together.
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The Boston Tea party was when many people dumped British tea into the harbor to protest unfair taxes. They were tired of being treated unfairly. -
The final major battle of the American revolution. Led by George Washington, American and French forces surrounded British General Cornwallis army in Yorktown, Virginia. Cornwallis surrenders leading to Americas Independce.
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It was signed in 1983 officially ending the American revolution. The United states was now a independent country, giving them lots of land, from the Atlantic ocean to the Mississippi river. Who had supported Britain had rules set like paying debt back and returning property to loyalists from rules set by the treaty. -
A agreement made during the writing of the U.S constitution. It said each enslaved person would count as three fifths of a person when figuring out states population. This helped southern states get more political power without giving rights to enslaved people.
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A deal that was made during the making of the U.S. constitution. Small states wanted equal representation and larger states wanted who wanted representation based on population. They then made 2 houses, senate and house of representives. -
The constitution was written 1787 and ratified in 1788, it officially went into effect March 1789. It created a stronger national goverment to replace the weaker Articles of Confederation. Nine out of thirteen states had to agree before it became a law.
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The bill of rights was created to protect peoples freedom. Rights like freedom of speech, religon, right of fair trail etc. It makes the goverment not have to much power over a person.