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What Was the Enlightenment? The Age of Reason, was a philosophical movement that took place primarily in Europe and later in North America, during the late 17th and early 18th century.
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French and Indian War/Seven Years’ War, 1754–63 The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution.
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Sons of Liberty: The Masterminds of the Boston Tea PartyThe Sons of Liberty was most likely organized in the summer of 1765 as a means to protest the passing of the Stamp Act of 1765.
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Act of TownshendThe Act of Townshend was the act where the British Government passed taxed laws. The government passed taxes on most items. When the government did this they also took away some freedoms.
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The Boston Massacre is also know as the incident on King Street
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The Boston Tea Party was a stage act. It was a protest against the British government. The colonialists did not want to pay tax on the tea, so they dressed up as natives and threw the tea into river.
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Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated.
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The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in the history of the United States. It was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule.
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The Battle of Yorktown was the last great battle of the American Revolutionary War. It is where the British Army surrendered and the British government began to consider a peace treaty.
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he original states, except Rhode Island, collectively appointed 70 individuals to the Constitutional Convention, but a number did not accept or could not attend.
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The Great Compromise was presented at the Constitutional Convention, which was a meeting of states whose delegates were formulating plans for the National government.
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The ratification process started when the Congress turned the Constitution over to the state legislatures for consideration through specially elected state conventions of the people
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The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It spells out Americans rights in relation to their government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual like freedom of speech, press, and religion.
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The Three-Fifths Compromise was a compromise reached between the northern and southern states of the U.S. in 1787
