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An intellectual and cultural movement in the eighteenth century. It emphasized reason over superstition and science over blind faith.
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A theater of the Seven Year War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes.
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Used an extreme form of civil disobedience threats, and in some cases actual violence to intimidate loyalists and outrage the British government. -
the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which sought to raise money to pay for this army through a tax on all legal and official papers and publications circulating in the colonies.
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To help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies, Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, which initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts. -
The First Continental Congress agreed on a Declaration and Resolves that included the Continental Association, a proposal for an embargo on British trade. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
Appointed George Washington commander in chief of the army. It later approved the Declaration of Independence (1776) and prepared the Articles of Confederation (1781), which granted certain powers to the Congress. -
A battle between the British and Americans during the American Revolutionary War on Breeds Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts. -
The Petition emphasized their loyalty to the British crown and emphasized their rights as British citizens. The Congress met according to adjournment. -
Common Sense made a clear case for independence and directly attacked the political, economic, and ideological obstacles to achieving it. -
The Articles of Confederation created a national government composed of a Congress, which had the power to declare war, appoint military officers, sign treaties, make alliances, appoint foreign ambassadors, and manage relations with Indians. -
The Great Compromise was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation each state would have under the United States Constitution. -
Bill of Rights, First 10 amendments to the Constitution of the United States, adopted as a group in 1791. It first stared on October 2nd 1789 and end on December 15th 1791