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The American Revolution

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    French and Indian War

    The War caused a great expansion of British territorial claims in the New World. It also ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763
  • Sons of Liberty

    Sons of Liberty

    This was an orchestrating effective resistance movements against British rule in colonial America on the eve of the Revolution
  • Stamp Act of 1765

    Stamp Act of 1765

    The Stamp Act was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British Parliament.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    One of the main effects was that it further incensed colonists already weary of British rule and unfair taxation and roused them to fight for independence
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party moved judicial authority to Britain and British judges, basically creating martial law in Massachusetts.
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    Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)

    The acts promoted sympathy for Massachusetts and encouraged colonists from the otherwise diverse colonies to form committees.
  • First Continental Congress Meets

    First Continental Congress Meets

    The primary affect was the compact among the colonies to boycott British goods beginning on December 1, 1774,
  • Battles of Lexington & Concord

    Battles of Lexington & Concord

    49 were killed, 39 were wounded, and five were missing. For the British, 73 were killed, 174 were wounded, and 26 were missing.
  • Declaration of Independence Adopted

    Declaration of Independence Adopted

    It put forth the doctrines of natural rights and of government under social contract. Click Here
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    Virginia marked the conclusion of the last major battle of the American Revolution and the start of a new nation's independence.
  • Treaty of Paris Signed

    Treaty of Paris Signed

    The British Crown formally recognized American independence and ceded most of its territory east of the Mississippi River to the United States, Click Here
  • Constitutional Convention

    Constitutional Convention

    established a federal government with more specific powers, including those related to conducting relations with foreign governments.
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  • Great Compromise

    Great Compromise

    The Great Compromise led to the creation of a two-chambered Congress. Also created was the House of Representative which is determined by a state's population.
  • Bill of Rights Adopted

    Bill of Rights Adopted

    It sets rules for due process of law and reserves all powers not delegated to the Federal Government to the people or the States.

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