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During the17th to 18th century the enlightenment introduced a time of significant intellectual and cultural transformation to Europe. With emphasizing reasoning, individualism, and skepticism it shaped the modern thought to lay groundwork for democratic ideals a modern social and political system. This period influenced revolutions, political thought, and societal structures.
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The start of this war was to demand control over the Ohio Valley River, where both French and British claimed this territory established forts. George Washington led this attack as French saw it as hostile and retaliated. Leading to French commander Joseph Coulon de Jumonville being killed resulting in the battle of fort necessity, where Washington was forced to surrender.
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Sons of liberty was a political organized American colonist who refuses British rule in response of stamp of act of 1765. They were known to rebel through the use of petitions, assemblies, and propaganda, or sometimes even resorted to violence against British Officials. They wanted to prevent the enforcement of the Stamp Act and their resistance lead to the American revolution.
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The Boston massacre started with an argument between British soldiers and Boston colonist. This led to a riot led to 5 civilians killed by gunfire fired by the British and 6 critically injured. This event fueled anti-British sentiment and propaganda with the increase to call for more independence. -
The Boston Tea Party was one of the pivotal events that led up to the American Revolution. It was the culmination of mounting colonial grievances against British policies. The act of resisting British authority and demanding self-governance by colonists. -
The battles of Lexington and Concord it a mark of the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, with also being one of those first armed wars. British troops Marched to seize colonial weapons in Concord with armed Lexington fired forcing the British to retreat to take the risk to Boston. -
The Battle of bunker hill was one of the earlier battles in the revolutionary war caused by the British attempt to seize control of high ground surrounding Boston, which was fortified by American colonial forces. -
The Olive brand petition was a document that was drafted by second Continental congress in 1775. This petition was made to show loyalty toward the crown held by King George lll, and requesting a peaceful way to prevent wars without things escalating to conflict. The petition was rejected by the king as he refused to even read it as this lead to the Declaration of independence and Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of Yorktown conflict was sparked by the British decision to adopt a southern strategy to win the war. As a result, the Franco-American came out victorious against the British army. -
Adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4th,1776, drafted by Thomas Jefferson and reviewed by John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. This document was issued to formally announce all thirteen colonies' separation from British rule for an independent nation. -
The Treaty of Paris peacefully ended the American Revolutionary War, recognizing the United States as an independent nation. This Treaty gave freedom and rights such as territorial boundaries, fishing rights, navigation rights, and provisions for American loyalists. This treaty also marked a decline in French Power and influence on North America. -
The Great Compromise was a proposal by Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth that resolved a dispute over the legislative branch. The conflict of larger states favored representation based on population size, while smaller states wanted equal representation of the fear of being overpowered by larger states. The great constitution was very important as to ensure a stable structure of the U.S. government and Constitution. -
3/5 compromise had been an agreement for the purpose of taxation and representation in the U.S Congress, where each enslaved person would be counted as three-fifths of a person. This reflected the deep divisions over slavery in the early United States and had a lasting impact on the political landscape. This gave a lot of tension to eventually lead to the civil war. -
On September 25, 1789 James Madison proposed the bill of rights, he introduced 19 different amendments that were them reduced to 12 by the senate. The bill of rights was made to assess any concerns about the impact of individual liberties. December 15, 1791, the bill of rights were adopted and consisted of a total of 10 amendments that Protected religious freedom and separated it from the state.