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The American Revolution

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  • Sons of Liberty

    Sons of Liberty

    Group of instigator. They wanted to intimidate the loyalists.
  • Stamp Act of 1765

    Stamp Act of 1765

    This was created to raise money for the army. Colonists had to pay tax on every piece of printed paper.
  • Townshend Act of 1767

    Townshend Act of 1767

    This was to start a tax on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. American colonists saw this as abuse of power.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    7 British fired into the crowd. 5 people died.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    This event was to protest tax on tea. They threw chests of tea in the Boston Harbor.
  • Intolerable Act

    Intolerable Act

    The passing of 4 laws by the British Parliament. Provided housing for British troops in America.
  • First Continental Congress meets

    First Continental Congress meets

    Representatives from 13 colonies showed up. Georgia did not show up. They met in Philadelphia.
  • Second Continental Congress meets

    Second Continental Congress meets

    They met inside of the Independence Hall. They appointed George Washington to be in charge of the army.
  • Olive Branch Petition sent to England

    Olive Branch Petition sent to England

    This was made to prevent war from being declared. The petition showed that they were loyal to the British Crown.
  • Battle of Trenton

    Battle of Trenton

    First victory that the colonial had in awhile. They fought against the British force and Hessian.
  • Battle of Camden

    Battle of Camden

    Worst American loss. More than 900 Americans died.
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    Battle of Yorktown

    Around 230-397 soldiers died. Hamilton charged and captured fortification in 10 minutes.
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    Constitutional Convention

    This is a convention where all states met up in Philadelphia. Rhode Island did not attend this convention. They wanted to revise the articles of confederation.
  • Great Compromise

    Great Compromise

    This was an agreement during the Constitutional Convention. This allowed each state to have 2 representative.
  • Constitution is ratified

    Constitution is ratified

    The constitution was approved by the states. This took place in New york.