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The American Revolution

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    French and Indian War

    Also known as the 7 Years' War, this war began as a dispute between the French and British over the Ohio River valley. The war officially ended with signing of the Treaty of Paris of 1763.
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  • Stamp Act of 1765

    Stamp Act of 1765

    The British parliament passed the stamp act in 1765 on march 22nd to help the British troops get stationed for the seven [7] years war they did require the colonists to pay tax ,written on paper and also even documents.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre was a bloody riot that began as a street brawl between American colonists and a British soldier. The violence quickly escalated and 5 civilians were killed, 3 dying instantly, and 2 succumbing to their wounds later on.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    About the intolerable acts in 1774 they where passed by the British Parliament after the Boston tea party was established the laws where meant to hurt / punsh the Massachusetts colonists for the changes they made with the tax change.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    Known as the most important battle of the Revolutionary War, the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, was fought by 17,000 French and Continental troops led by George Washington against 9,000 British troops led by General Lord Charles Cornwallis. This Patriot victory end fighting in the American colonies.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris was the formal ending of the Revolutionary War. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay, negotiated the the peace treaty with representatives of King George III and the treaty officially recognized American independence from British rule.
  • 3/5 Compromise

    3/5 Compromise

    the three fifths compromise was an agreement made during the 1787 the count would determine the number of seats in the House of Representatives and also how much each state would pay in taxes each .
  • Great Compromise

    Great Compromise

    The Great Compromise was an agreement based on the fact that larger states wanted congressional representation based on population but smaller states were asking for equal representation. For this reason they met in the middle.
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  • Consititual Convention

    Consititual Convention

    Hundred day allegation they created the constitutional act after the 100 days they had talked planned and all .
  • The Constitution was ratified

    The Constitution was ratified

    The Constitution, one of America's most famous historical documents was written by James Madison in 1787 and signed by 39 out of 55 delegates but was not ratified until 1788.
  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights

    The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It guarantees certain civil rights to individuals and ensures they cannot be taken away.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred because American Colonists were angry at Britain for taxing them without representation. The colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor as symbol that they would not lay down and be treated wrongly.

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