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The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement that was from the 16-1700s that focused. -
The French and Indian War was a war between Great Britain and France. It happened because they wanted more territory. -
The Sons of Liberty was a loosely organized somewhat violent political organization. It consisted of investigators and provocateurs. -
The Stamp Act of 1765 was to get more money for Britain, since they lost a lot with the 7 years war. They added taxes to multiple things. -
The Townshend Act of 1767 was to get more money to pay governors and judges to stay loyal to Great Britain. To get the money they added taxes to glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
The Boston Massacre was a fight between colonists and British soldiers. It started because British troops were sent to enforce tax laws and the colonists fought back. -
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest. It happened because American colonists thought Britain was unfairly taxing them. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought between New England soldier and the British Army. The British Army took Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill to take tactical advantage. -
In the Battle of Yorktown the British surrendered and the US was born. It was the last battle of the American Revolution. -
The Constitutional Convention was a meeting that was held to create a constitution for the United States and to address poor government. -
The 3/5 Compromise said that every 3 out of 5 slaves was counted as part of the states total population for legislative representation and taxation. -
The Great Compromise was an agreement that stated the American government would have 2 houses in congress. Where large and small states would be fairly represented.