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John Locke was among the most famous philosophers and political theorists of the 17th century. He is often regarded as the founder of a school of thought known as British Empiricism, and he made foundational contributions to modern theories of limited, liberal government. -
The French and Indian War was known as the 7-year war. Great Britain gained a lot of North American territory. This made the North Americans uncomfortable and ultimately started the Revolutionary War The French and Indian War ended in 1763. -
The Proclamation of 1763 sparked the American revolution! this was one of the first actions the British made that led to the American revolution. -
First Continental Congress was a group of people who drafted articles of confederation the first draft of the constitution. but they first met in person on sep 5 1774 -
The Sugar Act was when the British taxed sugar. This affected the USA because they had to pay more for sugar. this was one of the first reasons that the revolutionary war started. because they did not like the power Britten had over them. -
On March 22, 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years' War. The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards. -
The Boston Massacre was when a fight broke out about taxes and the dead people become a motivation to want American independence from Britain. -
This was the main event of the Revolutionary War it was the thing that started the violent side of this war! -
The "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" Speech was a speech about supporting the revolutionary war. This speech was given by Patrick Henry -
Paul Revere is best known as the Boston silversmith immortalized in the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem describing the Patriot's midnight ride to warn about a British attack. -
George Washington led the American army to win the Revolutionary War. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War -
The Second Continental Congress renames the United state of America. they met on May 10th, 1775 a year after the First Continental Congress. the Second Continental Congress functioned as the government. -
At the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775, early in the Revolutionary War, the British defeated the Americans. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost during the Siege of Boston -
The French Alliance was where the french and British came together to fight amity -
After three weeks of non-stop bombardment, both day and night, from artillery, Cornwallis surrendered to Washington in the field at Yorktown on October 17, 1781, effectively ending the War for Independence. -
The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state governments. The need for a stronger Federal government soon became apparent and eventually led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787. -
On September 17th, 1787 the US Constitution was signed by 39 people. Many believed that 59 signed it but only 39 people actually did. -
Hancock remained governor of Massachusetts until his death at age 56 on October 8, 1793. Following an extravagant funeral, he was buried at Boston's Granary Burying Ground. -
Served on the Continental Congress and helped draft the Articles of Confederation which started the process of the U.S. Constitution. He sadly died on October 2, 1803.