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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a War that had the colonies of British America fighting against those in New France. There was fighting years before the War was officially declared by Britain. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a series of acts passed by the British Parliament in order to punish Americans for the Boston Tea Party. -
Sons of Liberty Established
The Sons of Liberty were a secret organisation founded on the premise of fighting the British Taxation. They were the dudes who created the phrase, "No more taxation without representation". -
Stamp Act of 1765
This is a letter from a British Loyalist in Canada talking about how the colonies are very upset with the Stamp Act. Pretty good read.
The Stamp Act of 1765 was an act in which Britain forced the Colonies to pay a rather bloated tax on stamped papers (which was essentially every important paper at all). -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an event in which British officers opened fire onto American protestors. This was caused by Americans hitting the British officers with miscellaneous blunt objects and verbally harassing them. -
Boston Tea Party
One night, after a long day of being bullied with taxes, the Colonials decided to protest against the British by dumping British tea into the ocean. -
First Continental Congress Meets
The First Continental Congress was held primarily to gather all the colonies and tell them to boycott British goods until Britain does away with the Intolerable Acts -
Second Continental Congress Meets
The Second Continental Congress met in order to discuss the incoming War between the British and Colonials. -
Olive Branch Petition was sent to England
The Olive Branch Petition was designed to attempt to prevent a war between the Brits and the Colonies. It was signed 3 days after being proposed -
Declaration of Independence Adopted
The Declaration of Independence was America's way of telling Britain they had no authority over them. This, of course, led to the Revolutionary War. -
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Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was a battle with teams Britain versus the Americans. Soon, however, America and France allied and kicked the British back to the other side of the Atlantic by forcing Lord Cornwallis to surrender. -
Treaty of Paris Signed
This website is a transcript of the treaty. Gotta say, that's wacky bruv.
The Treaty of Paris was to essentially stop any conflict between Britain and any country that assisted the United States during their Revolution. -
Constitutional Convention
The Revolution was over, and America had won their independence. Now, all they had to do was write a set of principals in order to live under as a newly established country. This convention was held in order for the Founding Fathers to write the Constitution. -
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The Great Compromise
The Great Compromise was a deal that the states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The deal defined the legislative structure and representation each state would have. -
The Bill of Rights is Adopted
The Bill of Rights outlines the specific freedoms and rights of the people along with limitations on government. It was written to address the objections raised by Anti-Federalists.
