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Intellectual movement in the 1600's and 1700's. Focused on reason. -
Large war between Great Britain and France. Known as Seven Years' War. -
First British attempt to raise revenue directly from taxing. Required colonists to pay a tax represented by a stamp. -
Three sons... Paul Revere, John Adams, and Samuel Adams. Protested the passing of the Stamp act 1765. -
British troops went to Boston. Came to blows with colonists. Colonists were angry about being unfairly taxed. -
Boarded ships and threw chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. Occurred during hours of 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. -
First Continental Congress in the United States met in Philadelphia. Led to our nation gaining its independence from England. -
New England soldiers vs British army for the first time. One of the bloodiest battles during the American Revolution. -
Marked start of American War of Independence. Politically disastrous for the British. -
The Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition. Written by John Dickinson. -
Treaty of Paris was signed by U.S. and British Representatives. Ends the War of the American Revolution. -
Two min goals. 1, to amend the Articles of Confederation, 2, to form a stronger executive branch of government. -
Was an agreement. Determined that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation. -
Was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention. Settled the method of representation in the legislative branch. -
Its first three words :“We The People” .
World's longest surviving written charter of government.