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the initial skirmishes in the Ohio River Valley, the British capture of Louisburg and Quebec, and the eventual British victory and territorial gains following the Treaty of Paris.
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The Treaty of Paris refers to several historical agreements, but one of the most significant is the one signed in 1783, which officially ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized the United States as an independent nation.
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public protests, boycotts, and acts of defiance, notably the Boston Tea Party. -
Townshend Acts. To help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
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a deadly confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists on March 5, 1770, in Boston, Massachusetts. British soldiers fired into a crowd of civilians, killing five and wounding six. The event became a key moment in the escalating tensions between Britain and its American colonies, contributing to the growing sentiment for independence. -
The Boston Tea Party was a significant act of political protest that took place on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated with British rule and especially the concept of "taxation without representation," boarded three ships belonging to the British East India Company and dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. -
The Coercive Acts of 1774, known as the Intolerable Acts in the American colonies, were a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. -
on April 19, 1775, were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. British troops, sent to seize military supplies in Concord, clashed with colonial militiamen in Lexington, marking the start of armed conflict. -
according to the U.S. National Park Service. While named after Bunker Hill, most of the fighting actually took place on nearby Breed's Hill, notes NPS.gov. The conflict was part of the larger Siege of Boston, which began in April 1775 after the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
The battle itself was relatively short, lasting about two hours. However, it had a significant impact on the course of the war. -
The Battle of Trenton, fought on December 26, 1776, was a crucial victory for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. After crossing the icy Delaware River, George Washington's forces surprised and defeated a garrison of Hessian soldiers in Trenton, New Jersey. This victory boosted American morale after a series of defeats and was a turning point in the war. -
a significant victory for the British in the American Revolutionary War, particularly during the Southern Campaign. The battle, which took place near Camden, South Carolina, resulted in a devastating defeat for the Continental Army led by General Horatio Gates. The British forces, under the command of Lord Cornwallis, inflicted heavy casualties and effectively scattered the American troops. -
Yorktown, Virginia, in the fall of 1781. It involved a combined American and French force, led by General George Washington and General Comte de Rochambeau, against the British army under the command of General Lord Charles Cornwallis. The siege resulted in the surrender of Cornwallis's army, effectively ending the war and securing American independence.
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Three-fifths compromise, compromise agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States Constitutional Convention (1787) that three-fifths of the enslaved population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives. -
The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, was a crucial agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that resolved the representation issue between large and small states. It established a bicameral legislature: a House of Representatives with representation based on population and a Senate with equal representation for each state (two senators per state). -
A joint House and Senate Conference Committee settled remaining disagreements in September. On October 2, 1789, President Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments adopted by Congress to the states.