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The enlightenment was the time of an intellectual and philosophical movement. It occurred in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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the French & Indian War was a 9 year war. It pitted the North American colonies of the British empire against the French, each side was assisted by Native American tribes.
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The sons of Liberty was a political organization active in the 13 colonies. It was founded to advance the rights of the colonists and to fight taxation by the British government. -
It sought to raise money to pay for an army in North America. It is a tax on all legal and official papers and publications circulating in the colonies. -
It was an act that was established to help pay expenses that were involved in governing American colonies. The act added taxes to glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
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Was an American political mercantile protest on December 6, 1773. It was done by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. -
During this meet they discussed the Declaration of Independence. It happened inside of Independence Hall just months after shots had been fired in Lexington and Concord. -
It was the last attempt to try and prevent formal war from being declared. It emphasized their loyalty to the British and their rights as British citizens. -
The first continental congress met in Philadelphia. Each of the 13 colonies participated expect Georgia. -
This was the first major military campaign of the American Revolutionary war. It resulted in an American victory and outpouring of militia support for the anti-British cause. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought during the Siege of Boston during the first stage of the Revolutionary War. It is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was a book that was spread between each of the colonies. It advocated independence from Great Britain. -
This document served as the United States' first constitution. It was in use from March 1, 1781, until 1789 when the present day constitution came into place. -
It was an agreement during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. It stated that in part defined the legislative structure and representation each state would have under the United States constitution. -
President Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments adopted by Congress to the states.Three-fourths of the states had ratified 10 of these which are now known as the "Bill of Rights."