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Zenger Trial
Newspapers/Aritcles were exchanged. Voicing people's opinions on government matters, such as taxing. -
Albany Congress
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Seven Year War
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Pontiac's Rebellion
Indians went and attacked British forts, killing 2000 soldiers. They failed to take the main forts of Niagara, Detroit, and Pitt. The Indian surrendered, scared of the destruction of their own villages. -
Treaty of Paris 1763
French lost all its control/possessions over North American mainland. -
Sugar Act
Taxation on sugar. First of the major taxation that led to the statement "no taxation without representation" -
Response of Stamp Act
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Stamp Act
Parliment requiring taxations. Second major contributer to the "no taxation without representation" there was many protests. -
Declaratory Act
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Boston Massacre
Tension between colonist since troops arrived in MA tired of the taxes being imposed. -
Tea Act
No new taxes on imports except tea. Shipped directly and sold at low prices (lower than you could smuggle it) -
Boston Tea Party
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Made because losing money from no tax=colonist suspicious about British motives. -
Lexington and Concord
First armed conflict between the British and the colonist.
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First Continental Congress
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Second Continental Congress
Wrote Declaration of Independance and formally set up the military.
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Battle of Bunkerhill
Moral vicotory for colonist because they killed more redcots. But tactical victory for redcots because they took the hill.
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Olive Branch Petition
Showed loyalty to the king not declaring independance.
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Fort Ticonderoga
Lake Champlain narrow highway connecting France and British.
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Virginia Declaration of Rights
Declared all men are born with natural equal rights. Bringing them life, liberty and the persute of happiness. Created the first 10 amendments to the bill of rights.
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Battle of Long Island
British troops won. Forced colonist out of Brooklyn and for them to invade New York.
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Declaration of Independance
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Declarared colonist independance from the British. -
Common Sense
Challenge British authority in government and royal monarchy.
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Intolerable Acts
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Series of acts used to push the Bristish for the Boston Tea Party.
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Ratification of Articles of Confederation
Articles set up the government.
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Battle of Saratoga
British surrendered 6,000 men. French entered the war here and joined forces with the Americans. -
Valley Forge
Became the national symbol of endurance. No war but morale was overcome here.
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Battle of Yorktown
British surrendered to the combined force of the Americans and the French.
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Land Ordinance of 1785
Survey and sales of the western lands.
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Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom
Tried to bring religious freedom after the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening. Denied at first but excepted by 1786.
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Northwestern Ordinance of 1787
Congress established government in the northwestern territory.
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George Washington's Inauguration
The first president swarn into office.
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