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The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years' War, was a major conflict fought between 1754 and 1763. It was a part of the larger global struggle between Great Britain and France for economic and political dominance.
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The Sons of Liberty was a secret organization formed in the American colonies in the 18th century to oppose British rule and taxation. They played a significant role in the American Revolution by organizing protests and boycotts against British policies -
The Stamp Act of 1765 was a tax imposed on all American colonists by the British government to help pay off debts from the French and Indian War. It required that all legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets, and even playing cards had to have a British stamp on them, which required a fee.
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The Townshend Acts were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1767, named after Charles Townshend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. These acts imposed duties on various goods imported into the American colonies, including glass, paint, paper, and tea.
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The Boston Massacre was a confrontation on March 5, 1770, in which British soldiers shot and killed several colonists in Boston, Massachusetts. The event is considered a crucial moment in the lead-up to the American Revolutionary War. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. They took place on April 19, 1775, in the Massachusetts towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, and Cambridge.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill was a pivotal battle in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. It took place on June 17, 1775, near Boston, Massachusetts. -
The Battle of Trenton was a pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary War, fought on December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey.
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The Battle of Camden was a significant battle during the American Revolutionary War. It took place on August 16, 1780, near Camden, South Carolina. -
The Battle of Yorktown, also known as the Siege of Yorktown, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops commanded by General Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by General Lord Cornwallis. -
The Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783, and officially ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States. It recognized the independence of the United States and established the boundaries between the U.S.
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The Constitutional Convention, also known as the Philadelphia Convention, was a meeting that took place in 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was held to address the problems with the Articles of Confederation, which was the governing document of the United States at the time. -
The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement reached during the 1787 Constitutional Convention in the United States. It stipulated that for the purposes of representation and taxation, enslaved individuals would be counted as three-fifths of a person.
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The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, was a key agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in the United States.
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The Bill of Rights was adopted on December 15, 1791, as the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. These amendments guarantee fundamental rights and protections to American citizens,