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European politics, philosophy, science and communications were quickly changed during the long 18th century. The Enlightenment brought numerous books, essays, inventions, scientific discoveries, laws, wars, and revolutions.
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The Sons of Liberty was a organization that was kept in secret. The group was formed in the Thirteen American Colonies to push the rights of the European colonists and to taxes from the british
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The Stamp act was a tax put onto every printed piece of paper that the Americans used. The Stamp was put onto newspapers, legal documents, and even playing cards.
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The Boston Massacre was a bloody interaction between colonists and royal guards protecting the King's money.
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The Boston Tea Party was a political uprising against the tyrannical British government and their tax on tea. This protest was the start of the eventual revolution against the British for Independence.
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The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall. Delegates from each 13 colonies except for Georgia met to discuss and organize colonial resistance to Parliament’s Coercive Acts.
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The Second Continental Congress consisted of 12 of the 13 British colonies. They formed important documents such as the Olive Branch Petition in an attempt to avoid conflict with Great Britain.
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The Declaration of Independence was a document that separated America from British rule. Also known as Independence day in America.
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The Articles of Confederation was a agreement between the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution. Also ratified on March 1, 1781
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The Treaty of Paris was a document signed by representatives of King George III to end the Revolutionary War.
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Great Compromise or known as the Connecticut Compromise was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention.
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The Constitutional convention was a political meeting in which the Constitution was constructed. It took approx. 4 months to create and approve the Constitution.
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Delaware was the first state to adopt the constitution in 1787. The last state was New Hampshire in June of 1788.
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The Bills of Rights is made of 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution then confirming the fundamental rights of the American Citizens.
