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The Enlightenment applied scientific reasoning to politics, science, and religion.
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Also known as the 7 years war. Fought to determine control over North American land.
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The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament. the tax required all American colonists pay a tax on each piece of printed paper they used.
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The Townshend Act were a series of laws passed by the British government that placed new taxes and took away some freedoms from the colonists.
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British soldiers opened fire on a group of American Colonists killing five men.
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The Boston Tea Party was a direct protest by colonists in Boston against the tea tax that had been imposed by the British government. Boston Patriots dressed up as Mohawk Indians, raided three British ships in Boston harbor, and dumped 342 containers of tea into the harbor.
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This was passed by the British Parliament as punishment for the destruction during the Boston Tea Party
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All colonies, except Georgia, sent delegates to Carpenters Hall. Payton Randolph was elected president of the election.
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These were the first battles that kicked off the American Revolutionary War
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The Second Continental Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776
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The book challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. It was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain
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The Declaration is one of the most important documents in U.S. history. it was an act made all 13 American colonies and explains why the colonies should break away from British rule.
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Approved by the 2nd Continental Congress and served as America’s first constitution. It was made to preserve the independence and sovereignty of the states.
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The French and American forces trapped the British surrender ending the American Revolutionary War.
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The British Crown formally recognized American independence and gave up most of its territory east of the Mississippi River to the U.S. This doubled the size of the new nation and paved the way for Westward expansion.
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The 3/5 Compromise resolved the issue of counting slaves towards population in regards to representation in the house of Representatives. the delegates to the Constitutional Convention agreed that slaves should be counted at 3/5 of their real number.