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Events from the American Revolution

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    The French and Indian war

    A war that lasted nine years. Ended with the treaty of Paris.
  • The Boston Massacure

    The Boston Massacure

    British soldered fired into a crowd and killed 5 people
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    A series of laws the British passed to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party
  • First Continental Congress Meeting

    First Continental Congress Meeting

    representatives from each of the 13 colonies meet up
  • Second Continental Congress meeting

    Second Continental Congress meeting

    The group worked together on the Declaration of Independence
  • The battle of Bunker Hill

    The battle of Bunker Hill

    The first stage of the American Revolutionary war
  • Olive Branch Petition is sent to England

    Olive Branch Petition is sent to England

    America's last attempt to avoid a full out war. Obviously didn't work we had a whole war
  • Common Sense by Thomas Paine is published

    Common Sense by Thomas Paine is published

    Common Sense is a 47 page pamphlet written to advocate about the colonies separating from the British.
  • Articles of Confederation are created

    Articles of Confederation are created

    The United States first constitution
  • Constitution is ratified

    Constitution is ratified

    When the legal document is signed
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    The Battle of Yorktown

    The battle where the British surrendered and America won their freedom
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    The Constitutional Convention

    A group that met between these dates and discussed problems with the government
  • The great Compromise

    The great Compromise

    A law that established the US as bicameral. Or two- house law making.
  • The 3/5 compromise is created

    The 3/5 compromise is created

    The 3/5 compromise means 3 out of every 5 slaves were counted towards the population to benefit slave states with taxes
  • Enlightment

    Enlightment

    An intellectual and philosophical movement in England. Emphasized individualism.