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Enlightenment Period
As summarized by a Harvard student, "Enlightenment ideals of rationalism and intellectual and religious freedom pervaded the American colonial religious landscape" very cool, very rad -
Stamp Act of 1765
So, as you might remember from your eighth grade social studies class, The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British Parliament. The Stamp Act was passed, leading to an uproar in the colonies over an issue that was to be a major cause of the Revolution: taxation without representation. the website that is good -
Townshend Act of 1767
The Townshend Acts were a series of measures, passed by the British Parliament in 1767, that taxed goods imported to the American colonies. click for ultimate swag points -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston, leading to the revolutionary war. -
Boston Tea Party
In the Boston Tea Party, American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor. The Boston Tea Party lead to the American Revolution. very cool website :0 -
Intolerable Acts
The Coercive Acts (called the Intolerable Acts by the colonists) included a new Quartering Act that provided arrangements for housing British troops in American dwellings. -
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American Revolution
The American Revolution, also known as The Revolutionary War was an insurrection by American Patriots in the 13 colonies to British rule, resulting in American independence. Throughout the revolution, the following 'Events' occurred. click for epic link -
Battle Of Yorktown
American force and its French allies at the Battle of Yorktown on October 19, 1781, it was more than just military win. all ending into the start of the War for Independence. -
Treaty of Paris signed
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies. In the terms of the treaty, France gave up all its territories in mainland North America, effectively ending any foreign military threat to the British colonies there. Leading to ending the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation I copied most of this one to be honest. -
Conventional Constitution
Constitutional Convention, in U.S. history, convention that drew up the Constitution of the United States. Near the end of the convention, a Committee of Style and Arrangement kneaded it into its final form -
The Great Compromise
The Great Compromise was forged in a heated dispute during the 1787 Constitutional Convention, Leading to split legislative congresses. blue -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state governments. -
Constitution is ratified
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Bill of Rights
They altered and consolidated the House amendments into 12 articles on September 9, 1789 to make up the document below. On September 25, Congress agreed upon the 12 amendments, and they were sent to the states for approval.
