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It was a cruel movement for the 17-18th century. The reach of Enlightenment were both broad and deep. In the 1730s, they even prompted the founding of a new colony.
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The War provided Great Britain huge territorial gains in North America. Though disputes over coming frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and the ultimately to the American Revolution. (https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/french-and-indian-war)
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(https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/sons-of-liberty) The Sons of Liberty were a grassroots group pf instigators and provocateurs in colonial America. A group of shopkeepers and artisans who called themselves "The Loyal Nine", and began preparing for agitation against the Stamp Act. As the group grew it then became known as the Sons of Liberty. -
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This act required to pay taxes, represented by a stamp, multiple forms of papers, documents, and playing cards. This was to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Year's War. -
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Was a deadly riot, it began as brawl between American colonists. The conflict moved anti-British sentiment and proved the way to the American Revolutions.
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The Indemnity Act greatly cut down on American tea smuggling, but later in 1767 a new tax on tea was put in place by the Townshend Revenue Act. Hundreds of people participated in the Boston Tea Party because the fear of getting punished.
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The confrontation on the Lexington town green started with the fighting, and soon the British were hastily retreating under intense fire. Gage told Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith to gather 700 British Army soldiers and march to Concord.
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colonial leaders hoped to reconcile with the British Government, and all but the most radical members of Congress were unwilling to declare independence. The Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence written largely by Jefferson in Philadelphia on July 4.
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he 1781 U.S. victory at the Battle of Yorktown made peace talks where British negotiators were willing to consider U.S. independence a possibility. in September 1782, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams and John Jay, began official peace negotiations with the British
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The Constitution was narrowly ratified in Massachusetts, followed by Maryland and South Carolina. They were not being asked to relinquish their power; in fact, they were being asked to place limits upon the power of their state legislators.
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Mason was one of three delegates present on the final day of the convention who didn't want to sign the Constitution because it barely had the bill of rights a bill of rights. The amendments were made to protect the basic rights of U.S. citizens, probably having the freedom of speech, press, assembly etc.
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