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The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment is the period in the history of western thought and culture, It brought new ideas and new customs to america. -
French and Indian war
The French and Indian War (1754 -1763) was one in a series of wars fought between England and France beginning in the late 1600s. What made the French and Indian War different from the earlier conflicts was that it began in the New World. -
Proclamation line of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was an attempt to prevent the colonists from going west and passed the Appalachian Mountains. The British did this to prevent future issues between Native Americans and the colonists. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act was passed by british parliament on this day. The new tax required americans to pay tax on every piece of paper they used. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770. 5 colonial men were killed. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act, passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773, was the last step to the revolutionary movement in Boston. The act was not intended to raise revenue in the American colonies, and in fact imposed no new taxes. -
Boston tea party
A gathering of Boston citizens diguesed themselves in mohawk inians and boarded 3 british ships in the boston harbor in search of imported tea. Once found they began dumping it into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were passed in spring 1774, and helped cause the American Revolution. This also led to the Boston tea party. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was held on September 5, 1774, and lasted until October 26, 1774. It was held because the colonists were very upset about the Intolerable Acts and the taxes. -
Lexington and Concrd
lexington and concord was when paul rever set out to get more soldiers in the militia for the Americans. The british thought that the American colonists were storing ammunition and war supplies in concord so they went to lexington to try to stop the Americans and they killed a few colonists but no one knows who fired the first shot. -
Second Continenetal Congress
On May 10, 1775, the members of the Second Continental Congress met at the State House in Philadelphia. Established malitia army to represent the 13 colonies -
Declaration of Idependence
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty. This was the final result of the road to revolution.
