American Revolution timeline

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    enlightenment

    was an intellectual and philocaly movement that demounted the world of ideas
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    French and Indian war

    the war provide Britain with great amount of territory in north America
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  • sons of liberty

    sons of liberty

    was organization clandestine political organization active in the thirteen American colonies
  • Stamp Act of 1765

    Stamp Act of 1765

    The British Parliament had passed the Stamp Act to help pay for British troops that were stationed in the colonies during the "seven years war". And it required colonists to pay tax , that was represented by a stamp on various forms of papers documents, and paying cards.
  • Townshend act

    Townshend act

    American did not like the law great Britain was enforcing with the power they had.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea party was a political protest at Griffins Wharf in Boston Massachusetts. American colonists were frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing "taxation without representation", and so they dumped 342 chests of tea, that was imported by the British East India Company, into the harbor.
  • Thomas Paine's common senses Published

    A booklet that was know around America and would sell all over the world and almost everybody would have one in there house click for information
  • first continental Congress meeting

    to discussed Americans further growing of British aggression which listed many prominent colonial leaders
  • battles of Lexington and Concord

    Thomas Gage was a royal Governor of Massachusetts and tasked by the British parliament click here
  • Second Continental Congress Meets

    Second Continental Congress Meets

    It was after the American Revolutionary War had already begun, it was steps of declaring American's independence from Britain.
  • Olive Branch Petition Sent to England

    Olive Branch Petition Sent to England

    The Olive Branch was adopted by congress, to send to the King as a last attempt to stop formal war from being declared. The petition showed their loyalty to the British crown and emphasized their rights as British citizens.
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation

    The Articles of Confederation was made so there was a written document that established functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Brittan.
  • Great Compromise

    Great Compromise

    The Great Compromise created two legislative bodies in Congress that there would be two national legislatures in a bicameral Congress, and members of the House of Representatives would be allocated according to each states population and elected by the people.
  • Bills of Rights Adopted

    Bills of Rights Adopted

    The bill of rights is the first 10 amendments to the constitution, and guarantees, civil rights and liberties to the individual. A freedom of speech, press, and religion. And rules are set for due process for the law and reserves all power not delectated to the federal government to the people or the states.

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