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Period of intellectual time for freedom of religion. It lead to speculation for different people and species around the world.
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The Treaty of Paris Ended the war. . They gave Great Britain a lot of territory.
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The British Parliament passed this stamp act to raise money to pay for the army. And so they had legal documentation to do that. https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/legislativescrutiny/parliament-and-empire/parliament-and-the-american-colonies-before-176! -
The Boston Massacre was when 7 British soldiers fired into a crowd of volatile Bostonians, killing 5 and injuring 6 more
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The Boston Tea Party was basically a group of American colonist who threw chests full of tea into the Boston Harbor
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The Founding fathers met in Philadelphia to discuss them having the same rights as the English men. -
This battle is what kicked off the revolution. The Americans were out numbered but still ended up pulling out a win. -
This meeting was also held in Philadelphia. They appointed George Washington the commander of the Army. And they adopted the Declaration of Independence -
The purpose of the Battle of Bunker Hill was so that the Patriots could prove they could hold their own even though they were defeated. -
Officially declared the 13 original colonies had independence. Cut off all political ties with Great Britain. -
Gave more power to the individual states. Not one as a whole. First official constitution of the US. -
The Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution. It recognized the US for it's independence. Ben Frank got that one signed. -
The states that had a larger population wanted a greater representation, but the smaller states wanted equal. They established the legislative so they had the House and the Senate. -
The US longest written document. It started with "We the people" it shows that the government is there to help the people. -
The Bill of Rights was officially adopted by December 15th, 1791.