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The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. -
Sons of Liberty was a groups of American colonists, who disagreed with British rule of the 13 North American colonies. -
The act required had the colonists pay a tax, by the stamp and playing cards, documents and the various forms of papers. -
Parliament passed the Townshend Acts on lead, paper, tea, paint, and initiated taxes on glass. -
Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston. -
The tea was Chinese, not Indian and lots of it was green and the attacked ships were American and the tea wasn't the King's. -
It was one of the bloodiest battles of the American Revolution. -
The Battle of Trenton was provided much needed morale boost for Washington's beleaguered army and extended the Revolution. -
It was the worst American defeat in the field and left the British in temporary control of the southern colonies. -
The Battle of Yorktown was a combined siege of British forces by land and sea by American and French forces. -
Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian seven year of war between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies. -
Great Compromise established the United States legislature as a bicameral, or two-house law-making body. -
The three fifths compromise stated that for every five slaves in a state, three would be included in the population census. -
The Constitution was signed on September 17. But it wasn't until 1788 that it was ratified by the necessary nine states. -
On October 2, 1789, President Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments adopted by Congress to the states